EUR HAVIN'A LAUGH!

Palace embarrass lacklustre United, who look anything but ready for an adventure on the continent

- JOHN CROSS

ERIK TEN HAG stood on the touchline with a face like thunder.

These are the sort of performances and defeats that get managers the sack. And, after this shocker at Selhurst Park, it is impossible to see Ten Hag surviving.

This has not been a season of mediocrity for United. This has been a season of embarrassment.

And, just when you thought it could not get any worse, Manchester United hit a humiliating new low. They are now eighth in the table. This is Manchester United we are talking about. Once the greatest club in the world but now languishing near mid-table and heading towards a season without European football.

Yes, they've been crippled by injuries but there is no excuse for the kind of defending we saw last night.

It was a betrayal of the shirt and the travelling fans.

Where was the pride?

Where was the passion?

The debate has been raging over whether Sir Jim Ratcliffe should stick with Ten Hag but this performance was surely the biggest argument for changing the manager.