Neville makes early team news prediction for Palace as ‘unstoppable’ Red is sacrificed to make way for revitalised Sesko

Gary Neville expects Amad Diallo to be sacrificed in order for in-form Benjamin Sesko to make his first start under Michael Carrick on Sunday.Manchester United’s No.30 has now surely done enough to warrant a starting XI inclusion for the next outing, having returned a hugely impressive six goals in his last seven appearances across all competitions. The last time he started in the Premier League came during Darren Fletcher’s short-lived tenure as caretaker manager, and Sesko notched a brace as the Reds were held to a 2-2 draw away to Burnley.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL STRETTY NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES & BREAKING NEWS – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYHow Sesko is faring as of late(Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)When Carrick took the reins, Sesko dropped to the bench for the entirety of the Manchester derby and has been used as a substitute for the subsequent five fixtures.His contributions alone have secured crucial points for United in their top-four charge, initially via a late winner against Fulham to make it 3-2 at Old Trafford, a last-gasp equaliser to salvage a point from a tough clash with West Ham a fortnight ago, and, last night, he bagged the only goal of the game to seal a 1-0 victory at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. WATCH: THE MATCH-WINNER!!! 💥🔥 Sesko scores off the bench AGAIN to bag his sixth goal in his last seven appearances, as United return to winning ways 🤩 #MUFC [🎥 _aboutBLVCK on IG] pic.twitter.com/3TJ9XZE9BP — Stretty News (@StrettyNews) February 23, 2026Carrick had also opted to introduce Sesko to the action earlier than he had in the previous fixture, granting him just over half an hour to make an impact, as opposed to the 21 minutes he played against the Irons.Amad, hailed as ‘unstoppable’ by Bruno Fernandes last term, was chosen to make way for the striker – and Neville predicts that will be the change this weekend. Player Games (starts) Goals Assists Minutes played Amad 21 (20) 2 3 1,712 Sesko 22 (11) 7 1 1,135 Neville: Sesko likely to replace Amad vs Crystal Palace(Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)“For Sesko now, I think Michael Carrick starts him on Sunday against Crystal Palace,” Neville told Sky Sports at full-time.“His confidence is high, and I think now Carrick starts him. Just feeling how Michael would look at that, I think it would kill the lad if he didn’t start.“I think you will see [Matheus] Cunha to the left, [Bryan] Mbeumo to the right, and Sesko will go up top. I think Amad will slip out for a game. He has been really good, but I think Sesko starts on Sunday.”