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Manchester United drew 0-0 against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday evening, as a dominant performance failed to ease the pressure on Erik ten Hag.
The away side dominated the first half, taking the lion’s share of possession but only managing to hit the woodwork twice after a great effort from Alejandro Garnacho and a rebound from Bruno Fernandes.
The second half began in much the same manner, with United keeping control but not managing to capitalise on it.
Palace grew into the game after making substitutions, while United’s changes took away their momentum, and the home side begun to create chances, with Eberechi Eze firing wide and Eddie Nketiah and Ismaila Sarr forcing a brilliant double save from Andre Onana.
The game petered out in the final stages as Palace looked to settle for a point and United struggled to regain any attacking rhythm, and in the end it was a familiar sight for Erik ten Hag as his side earned just one point in a fixture they probably should’ve won.
Relive the Premier League action with our live blog below:
Palace match facts
Palace are winless after four Premier League games of a season for the first time since 2017/18, when they lost their opening seven without scoring. They have conceded the first goal in all four of their matches so far this season; only Southampton have done the same.
There have been 44 Premier League goals scored at Selhurst Park in 2024, with only Villa Park (46) and St James’ Park (45) producing more this calendar year.
Jean-Philippe Mateta has scored 15 times in 17 league appearances since Oliver Glasner was appointed Palace manager in February. This number is second only to Erling Haaland in that time.
However, Eddie Nketiah has failed to score in his last 18 Premier League outings, since a hat-trick against Sheffield United in October 2023.
United match facts
Manchester United have won only two of their past 16 league away matches against teams from London (D4, L10), and they are without a victory in any of their past four league visits to Selhurst Park (D2, L2).
However, United’s three clean sheets in their past five league fixtures is as many as they had managed in their previous 24.
Erik ten Hag has won 17 and lost 17 of his 40 Premier League away matches in charge of Manchester United, drawing the other six.
After a run of 12 consecutive games without a goal, Marcus Rashford now has three in his last two appearances in all competitions (one against Southampton and two against Barnsley in midweek).
Premier League results
The 3pm kick-offs have all come to an end now, bar the game at Aston Villa, where there are 13 MINUTES of added time. Here are the results for you.
West Ham 0-3 Chelsea
Fulham 3-1 Newcastle
Aston Villa 3-1 Wolves (into added time)
Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth
Tottenham 3-1 Brentford
Southampton 1-1 Ipswich
Leicester 1-1 Everton
What the managers have said
Erik ten Hag said that there were no particular lessons to learn from last season’s 4-0 defeat, but added that United “know what will come to us”.
“We know it’s always tough there, always aggressive there. But we know also the circumstances and you can’t compare this. We didn’t have a fit squad, we even had one or two players that were maybe up to 20 per cent to play, but we had to play them.
“And this time it’s totally different, we have now a fit squad. We have, definitely, 18 players who are capable to go into this good challenge for us.
“Maybe you can also compare the FA Cup final; I don’t compare it and because the circumstances in that moment in the season, I would say from February on, we almost had to, every time, find 11 players who can construct a team. And now we are in a different place. We have 18 players, and we can pick a team.”
What the managers have said
Oliver Glasner said that it “makes no sense talking about the past” ahead of his side’s match against United.
“Even when they lost 3-0 against Liverpool, the xG was almost the same. They have a lot of quality in their offence, with their wingers, brilliant in 1v1, with players from the midfield always scoring. Now it was Zirkzee or Rashford who played in the EFL Cup, so a very, very good offence.
“But also you can see that if you defend well, you will get your chances because they play very offensive football and have clear structures, so that speaks for their manager.
“I’m convinced that we will find our spaces where we can create chances and score goals. We did really well in that game, in the last game, and then it’s to be efficient if you get the chances to score from it. In all those games we had, we had chances.
“This will be important. I’m really convinced we will get our chances, but also to take them and score goals from them.”
Focus is key to Marcus Rashford’s improvement – Erik ten Hag
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag believes Marcus Rashford is “on the way back” to his best having benefited from external help and improved self-discipline.
The 26-year-old enjoyed his best season with his boyhood club after the Dutchman was named manager, scoring 30 goals in 2022-23 and shining for England.
But Rashford’s form went awry last term, managing just eight goals and missing out on Euro 2024 in a campaign that saw him make headlines for a couple of off-field incidents.
“I think every player who is playing in the Premier League, but definitely in this club, need some resilience,” Ten Hag said.
“Not any football career is only the way up. It’s also going on the way down and you have to deal with it.
“Marcus Rashford is also experienced so he knows when there are setbacks, how to fight back, how to set his career, how to set his performance.”
Erik ten Hag backs Marcus Rashford to take confidence from recent goals
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is glad to see the likes of Marcus Rashford scoring confidence-boosting goals early in the season.
The Red Devils head to Crystal Palace for Saturday evening’s Premier League clash looking to continue their impressive return from the international break.
United have bounced back from deflating defeats to Brighton and Liverpool by swatting aside Southampton 3-0 and hammering Barnsley 7-0 in the Carabao Cup.
Rashford scored his first goal since March at St Mary’s and then hit a brace against the Tykes, lifting the confidence of a player who lost his way last season.
Erik ten Hag backs Marcus Rashford to take confidence from recent goals
Rashford scored his first goal since March at Southampton and then hit a brace against Barnsley in the Carabao Cup.
Man Utd team news
Erik ten Hag has made just one change to the side that beat Southampton 3-0 last time out. Alejandro Garnacho starts at left wing in place of Marcus Rashford.
There’s no place for new signing Manuel Ugarte, who stays on the bench in favour of Christian Eriksen.
Palace team news
Oliver Glasner has made just two changes to the side that drew 2-2 to Leicester last week. Cheick Doucouré is injured, so he comes out for Daichi Kamada, while Nathaniel Clyne drops out of defence in favour of Chris Richards.
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