Manchester United are preparing for their final Premier League fixture of the season against Brighton.
07.05.2024 - 09:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Paul Scholes pulled no punches with his assessment of Manchester United's 4-0 defeat at Crystal Palace - insisting there are several players who do not deserve to be at the club.
United were well-beaten at Selhurst Park on Monday evening as Erik ten Hag's near two-year reign reached a new low in the capital. The Reds were a mess defensively and offered nothing in attack as Palace ran riot on home soil.
This latest setback means United have now suffered 13 Premier League defeats in 2023/24, their most in a single season, and have conceded 81 goals in all competitions - the highest tally since 1976/77.
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Left in disbelief after this latest performance from Ten Hag's side, Scholes admitted it was 'difficult' to watch what unfolded and that only one team had been 'coached how to play'.
“A very upsetting and sad performance,” he told Premier League Productions. “Even though there are a lot of players out who would probably start in the team, five or six probably of the main ones.
"But it felt like one team had been coached and set up how to play and one team that was so easy to play against that it’s untrue.
“There are still some good players in that Man United team and playing out on that pitch. You think of the likes of Casemiro, he’s tough to have a go at, what a player he has been over the years. But that was tough to watch - he was on his backside most of the time. People like Christian Eriksen as well, that physicality in the middle of the pitch has gone.
"I reckon that could have happened four or five times
Manchester United are preparing for their final Premier League fixture of the season against Brighton.
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