Crystal Palace boss provides Dean Henderson and Odsonne Edouard injury news update ahead of Manchester United

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has admitted that Dean Henderson’s thigh injury does not look like ‘good news’ after the keeper was forced off in the first half during their 3-0 EFL Cup defeat to Manchester United on Tuesday evening.

Henderson, who was replaced by Sam Johnstone in the 19th minute, went for a scan on Thursday for the injury.

The 26-year-old former Sheffield United loanee joined the Eagles in the summer in a deal that could rise to £20milllion from the Red Devils.

Hodgson confirmed: “The initial scan wasn’t very positive, I’m sorry to say, but he has another scan in a week’s time and maybe we’ll be lucky and that will show somewhat less damage than we saw in the first one, but it didn’t look like good news.”

The 76-year-old also confirmed that Odsonne Edouard will miss the second trip to Old Trafford in the space of a week with the hamstring injury he picked up in the goalless draw with Fulham.

Edouard has bagged four goal in the Premier League for the Eagles this season.

“I don’t have any fears about him building on his good start or doing what he’s been doing when he gets back into the team,” said Hodgson.

“Unfortunately this game has come just a little bit too soon and we can’t take the risk of reactivating his slight muscle injury and make it worse.

“That’s the decision that had to be taken. It’s a tough decision to take when you need players, but I wouldn’t have forgiven myself if we threw him into this game not 100 per cent ready. 

“Then find he’s missing for several weeks because the muscle injury, which at the moment is possible for us to handle, suddenly becomes one of those injuries which puts people on the sidelines for up to a month.”