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This is Talk the Devils, The Athletic Show dedicated to Manchester United, coming up with Crystal Palace up next for United at Old Trafford.

We asked the question if Super Sub Benjam Benjam and Cessco should become a certain starter.

It looks like Oliver Glasner will still be in charge just about for that game on Sunday, but we'll preview all the details of that. Plus, we'll explain the latest financial results, and we'll get stuck into some of your questions as well. Critch is back. Hello, Critch. Carl and Andy are also here as well. There's finances involved, Critch, so you have to be here, mate, don't you? It's part of the contract, isn't it? It is. I thought I'd escape this. I thought I'd become, like, at least the fifth beetle rather than just the numbers beetle, but no, I don't think I'm going to shed that tag either. It's useful, mate. The rest of us don't really understand it, so it's nice to have someone who's properly clued up. We'll get to that a bit later. I know everyone's salivating about it.

Let's talk about the football. Let's get stuck in straight there. Carl, we talked about it a bit

on the last podcast, didn't we? Benjamin and Cessco, absolutely incredible impact he's had

off the bench under Michael Carrick in recent weeks. Should he start the game this weekend against

Crystal Palace?

That's the question.

I would like him to start, but I totally accept if he doesn't.

Why would you like him to start?

I think he's putting together a good body of work coming off the bench,

the threat he has when running in behind,

and in these first halves against West Ham and against Everton,

there's been just a bit of stodge, a bit of drift, a bit of a lack of clarity.

I think back to that moment in the halfway mark,

where Bruno Fernandez has just got his hand out going,

where's my options,

or two or three times against West Ham,

where you've got in Bumo and Ahmad,

they're trying to do sort of quick interplay one-toes, and you're going, this isn't quite working. Teams are now beginning to clog up midfield. So get the six foot five lad, stand on your centrebacks, and then see what else happens next? Andy, what do you think? Let the manager and the coaches decide they're the ones who have seen him every day. It's working out just fine right now.

Manchester United are winning.

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