Crystal Palace Vs Manchester United: Red Devils Set A Bad Record

Manchester United lost badly against Crystal Palace (Instagram/@manchesterunited).

JAKARTA - Manchester United visited Crystal Palace headquarters, Selhurst Park, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, early morning WIB.

The Red Devils were completely helpless in the 2023/2024 Premier League continued week. They lost very badly, four goals without reply.

Despite winning 58 percent possession, United were only able to open seven shots, two of which were on target, but none of them resulted in goals.

The host's camp is more productive. They produced 18 shots, 10 of which led to the goal.

Four of the 10 shots on target also resulted in goals through braces Micahel Oliesa (12', 66'), Jean-Philippe Mateta (40'), and Tyrick Mitchel (58').

On average, Palace scored 1.47 goal chances against Manchester United.

This is Manchester United's 13th defeat in the 2023/2024 Premier League. That number is their first record loss since the 1989/1990 season which packs 16 defeats.

In addition, for all competitions, the Red Devils are only one of the most losing records in a season.

This season, Erik ten Hag's troops have lost 18 in all competitions. While the record for the most defeats in all competitions occurred in the 1977/1978 edition with 19 defeats.

The defeat to Palace turned out to be increasingly sinking United in a negative note. They conceded 81 goals for the first time since the last time it happened in the 1976/1977 season.

It did not stop there, throughout the 2023/2024 Premier League, Manchester United was finally included in the team list with the biggest margin of defeat in away matches.

They are under Nottingham Forest who lost by a margin of more than four goals in away matches.