Erik ten Hag comments highlight worrying Manchester United weakness
manchestereveningnews.co.ukErik ten Hag believes Manchester United's decision-making let them down in their defeat to Crystal Palace, as their set-piece vulnerability was exploited once again.
United endured their worst start to a new league season in 34 years as they fell to their fourth defeat in just their opening seven matches of the campaign.
Joachim Andersen netted the only goal of the game when he fired in from an Eberechi Eze free-kick following a cheap foul from Sofyan Amrabat. Player ratings: Rashford and Casemiro poor Match reaction: United players showed how weak their mentality is United dominated for much of the game but rarely troubled Palace in the final third, the opposite of the visitors, who rarely got forward but often looked threatening when they did.
Speaking after the match, Ten Hag was asked for his verdict and pointed out that all of Palace's chances came from set-pieces against his side. "It's quite simple.
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