Erik ten Hag's humiliating record continues as Man Utd risk fails to pay off

Manchester United were held to a goalless gully by Crystal Palace connected Saturday, extending an unwanted grounds for embattled manager Erik 10 Hag, who chose to seat the in-form Marcus Rashford

Erik 10 Hag faces further questions aft Manchester United extended their miserable grounds against teams successful the bottommost fractional of the Premier League table.

Ten Hag's broadside missed a bundle of chances successful their frustrating 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace and needed goalkeeper Andre Onana to propulsion disconnected a stunning treble save to debar defeat. It was a comedown from their erstwhile league game, a comfy 3-0 victory distant to Southampton.

Marcus Rashford scored successful that triumph earlier netting different 2 goals arsenic the United thrashed League One broadside Barnsley 7-0 successful the Carabao Cup connected Tuesday. The 26-year-old was hoping to proceed his goalscoring signifier against Palace but Ten Hag decided to start him connected the bench.

The Dutchman favoured Joshua Zirkzee successful the striker presumption and deployed Alejandro Garnacho and Amad retired wide. His determination seemingly wasn't a pugnacious 1 either, arsenic Ten Hag admitted connected Sky Sports: "It was not hard due to the fact that we request to rotate.

"We person galore games to screen and we person to springiness Alejandro games - and arsenic we person each seen, helium has specified a batch of extremity product, scored truthful galore goals, truthful galore assists, but often arsenic a sub. Also needs starts - he's had conscionable 1 commencement this season."

Rashford yet came connected successful the 2nd fractional but helium couldn't supply a spark for Ten Hag's men. As Palace prevented United from making it back-to-back top-flight wins, it means that the Red Devils person lone won 2 of their past 8 league games against teams starting the time successful the bottommost half.

United person drawn 4 of those and mislaid two, with the brace of victories lone coming against newly-promoted teams. Those were April's 4-2 triumph against soon-to-be relegated Sheffield United and the aforementioned Southampton game.

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Post-match, Ten Hag bemoaned United's deficiency of cutting edge. "The show was good, but for a performance, you don't get points," helium told Match of the Day.

"You person to people a goal. Of course, I americium rather disappointed erstwhile you are truthful ascendant successful a game. We played immoderate precise bully shot but besides did immoderate precise bully pressing. You are truthful dictating successful a crippled but you don't score."

Ten Hag added: "We are successful a process. In Brighton [a 2-1 loss], we were adjacent there. The past 30 minutes, we got a small spot nonaccomplishment of power aft we scored what we thought was the winning goal, but past we suffer the game, truthful present we marque a measurement forward."

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