Daley Blind has admitted that Manchester United's match against Crystal Palace in the Premier League "won't be easy".

Louis van Gaal's side were eliminated from the League Cup by Championship side Middlesbrough earlier in the week, having drawn with Manchester City in the league last weekend.

The Dutch midfielder told the club's website: "Teams always want to bounce back after a defeat. Cup games can be different but this a Premier League match and I've said many times that Premier League games are always tough. There are no easy games. This won't be easy either so we have to be focused and concentrate.

"Crystal Palace are a very stable team with a lot of quality in their side. They have bought some good players so it'll be a tough game again. We remember last season's match which was a hard one as well.

"We try to prepare ourselves in the best way we can. Despite their last few results, you can still see they have some quality players who can change games. We have to make sure they don't do that against us."

United sit fourth in the Premier League table, two points behind leaders Man City.