John Salako insists the days of Crystal Palace being intimidated by Manchester United ended with the Eagles’ Premier League double last season.
A fixture known for Eric Cantona’s kung-fu kick and United’s years of dominance, was turned on its head with Palace winning 1-0 at Old Trafford before hammering the Red Devils 4-0 at Selhurst Park.
“ have absolutely been a thorn in my side,” says the former England star. “I lost finals and semi-finals to them. The one time I was man of the match Cantona went into the crowd and it didn’t get a mention!
“So to see Palace beat them 4-0, I absolutely loved ever second of that day. To be able to inflict some pain back on them.”
United are in South London on Saturday night, looking to build on a week …