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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer brings Timothy Fosu-Mensah in from the cold and hands him his first start for Manchester United since 2017 in must-win clash against Crystal Palace

Timothy Fosu-Mensah was handed a rare starting place in Manchester United's XI for their must-win clash against Crystal Palace on Thursday evening.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made the surprising decision to go with Fosu-Mensah over Diogo Dalot at left-back – with it being the defender's first start for the club since May 2017.

But Fosu-Mensah put in a solid display as United kept up their ambitions of playing in the Champions League next season with a 2-0 victory.

Timothy Fosu-Mensah battles with Andros Townsend in a rare start for Manchester United

Fosu-Mensah was filling in for the injured Luke Shaw, who had been ruled out with an ankle injury.