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MANCHESTER\u00a0 (AFP) \u2013 Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will use Wednesday\u2019s League Cup tie with Crystal Palace to give fans a glimpse into the future \u2013 despite failing to win the last two games.<\/p>\n

United have left themselves with work to do to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League and lost ground in the title race after failing to beat Benfica and Newcastle in the last week.<\/p>\n

But Ferguson intends to rest key players and instead put his faith in the club\u2019s youngsters as four-times winners United look to advance to the semi-finals of the competition.<\/p>\n

The likes of Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez and Nani \u2013 who all featured in the 1-1 draw with Newcastle at the weekend \u2013 are likely to be given the night off ahead of Saturday\u2019s trip to Aston Villa.<\/p>\n

Instead 18-year-old Frenchman Paul Pogba could make his first senior start in midfield alongside fellow teenager Ravel Morrison.<\/p>\n

England defender Chris Smalling, who has recently recovered from a cracked bone in his foot, will be one of the few senior players in action, while fringe players like Mame Biram Diouf and Federico Macheda are also set to make an appearance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be complete changes,\u201d said Ferguson.<\/p>\n

\u201cChris Smalling has come back and I may be able to play him. He\u2019s still young and it\u2019ll be a young squad against Palace.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only area where I\u2019ve got problems is centre midfield. It\u2019s possible I could play Pogba in there but we\u2019ll wait and see. I\u2019ve got enough players to choose from, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

United last won the League Cup in 2010 when they defeated Aston Villa at Wembley.<\/p>\n

And Ferguson has made it clear he is keen to get his hands on it again even though the competition is behind the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup in terms of the club\u2019s list of priorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the League Cup has turned into quite a good tournament,\u201d he added. \u201cClubs like United are able to introduce young players and ones who have not been playing regularly in the first team, and it\u2019s been good to us over the years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve won two finals at Wembley with young players, which is good going, and I think it\u2019s become an important tournament for us in terms of getting the youngsters an introduction into winning and having an understanding of the progress they\u2019re making.\u201d<\/p>\n

Palace, currently 10th in England\u2019s second-tier, have already overcome Premier League opposition in the competition this season in the shape of Wigan.<\/p>\n

Written off by many as relegation candidates, Dougie Freedman\u2019s side have proved to be one of the surprise sides in the Championship and while they have slipped towards mid-table, they remain just one point off the play-off places.<\/p>\n

Financial constraints have forced Freedman to place his faith in youth with forward Wilfried Zaha and full back Nathaniel Clyne both catching the eye of bigger clubs.<\/p>\n

The manager believes the high profile trip to Old Trafford will encourage the latest stage of his players\u2019 development, but maintains Palace are certainly not heading north simply for the experience of facing Ferguson\u2019s team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you go to United, you can\u2019t think ahead to the following game, you\u2019ve got to go for it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll pick our best team and hopefully get a result. As a professional, you train day in and day out for this type of occasion.<\/p>\n

However, if they are to cause a surprise and progress into the last four they will have to break a barren run that has seen them fail to score for 485 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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