‘It’s evident,’ said Erik ten Hag following Manchester United’s most recent embarrassing defeat. It is apparent. This performance is lacking

Erik ten Hag, the manager of Manchester United, thinks he can bring the team back to glory, but right now, his injury-plagued team doesn’t seem capable of mediocrity.

On Monday at Selhurst Park, the Red Devils were thrashed 4-0 by Crystal Palace, looking listless at times and exhausted at others due to the absences of Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford, and Bruno Fernandes.

“After the game, Ten Hag remarked on USA Network, ‘This is under-performing. It’s plain, it’s obvious. “Our behavior wasn’t what we wanted to do. We’re somewhat disappointed because it’s not good enough. However, the supporters were unwaveringly behind us, and we ought to have persisted in our battle alongside them.”

United’s players and staff walked over to the still-signing away end after the blowout loss and honored the traveling fans for a moment, and Ten Hag acknowledged that the club cannot expect that support to be ever-present if the performances stay this awful.

Ten Hag stated, “There are always reasons.” “You can see our rear end. We are facing severe issues. However, we must deal with it in the end and we ought to have done better.”

Ten Hag called the game’s defense “very poor,” but he is prepared to rally his team this weekend as United looks to upset Newcastle, which is currently in sixth position, and Chelsea, which is in seventh place, to secure a spot in Europe the next season.

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“I’ll not give up,” Ten Hag declared. “I did everything in my power to get the team ready. It was just not good enough, not even close. Although I must accept responsibility for it, I will muster the resolve to get ready for Sunday.”

Even with the injuries, Ten Hag acknowledged the effort was insufficient, but he made sure to emphasize that his back line was limited. Kobbie Mainoo played center midfield alongside Mason Mount and Cristian Eriksen, while Casemiro was positioned close to Jonny Evans with Diogo Dalot and Aaron Wan-Bissaka out wide.

“Yes, without a doubt. We have a strong team if the appropriate guys are available. We had issues and nearly missed the entire back line.”