Erik ten Hag said Manchester United’s humiliation at Crystal Palace marked a new low in their campaign as he accused his players of failing to follow his “script” or stick to his “rules”.
There have been an abundance of egregious moments defensively from Manchester United this season, but no goal better encapsulates their abomination of a Premier League campaign than the first of the four goals they conceded against Crystal Palace.
For Manchester United, a crumbling team led by a sinking manager, this was a night that provided so many snapshots of chaos that, by the end, it was hard to keep track of it all.
Manchester United are at risk of failing to qualify for Europe next season after a dismal 4-0 thrashing at Crystal Palace left the Red Devils eighth in the Premier League.But there was little excuse for the lack of fight or quality on show from a United side, whose sole Premier League win in their last seven games came against relegated Sheffield United.