Crystal Palace held Manchester United to the Red Devils’ first scoreless outing of 2024 with a 4-0 demolition at Selhurst Park. A brace from United transfer target Michael Olise made it 18 points from 11 games under new manager Oliver Glasner. In the other dugout, more criticism rises toward Erik ten Hag. After Monday evening’s result, United has won just one game in its last seven Premier League outings. In total, Manchester United has now lost 13 Premier League games. That is the most in the club’s Premier League history.
Only an FA Cup stunner against Manchester City at the end of the season may be enough to salvage this season for United.
Palace takes advantage of poor Manchester United
Manchester United’s defensive inefficacies reappeared after just 12 minutes. A clumsy decision from an out-of-form Casemiro challenged Michael Olise in the middle of the park. The French talent, who is rumored for a move to Manchester United this summer, breezed beyond the sliding Brazilian. No Manchester United player stepped up to defend Olise as he waltzed to the edge of the area. A bounced into the ground and past a diving Andre Onana.
Palace had the better of the ball in the first half, despite Manchester United leading the possession category. United briefly had the ball in the net on a scramble following a corner kick. However, the referee deemed Rasmus Hojlund interfered with Dean Henderson, and the goal did not stand.
Instead, it was Palace to score the next goal via Jean-Phillippe Mateta. Ineffective defending from Manchester United allowed Mateta to cruise into the Manchester United box on a mazy run. The forward pounded the ball into the back of the net to double Palace’s advantage. Manchester United, already under the microscope with a massive dip in form, now trailed against a team in the bottom half of the table by multiple goals.
From bad to worse for United
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Author : Kyle Fansler
Publish date : 2024-05-06 21:27:25
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