Collapses and conceding quickly - the staggering numbers that define Manchester United's season

Erik ten Hag's third visit to Selhurst Park finds Manchester United in a drastically different situation to his previous appearances at the ground.

A stoic Ten Hag watched United in person for the first time as incoming manager as they lost on the final day in May 2022. United immediately turned the page the next day as Ten Hag pressed the flesh of hundreds of staff and journalists at Old Trafford for his unveiling.

In January last year, United were on an eight-game winning run and had just toppled City in the Old Trafford derby. Some prematurely discussed a possible championship challenge before the halfway point.

Had United beaten Palace, they would have leapfrogged City into second, throwing up the possibility of a first top-of-the-table encounter with Arsenal since 2010.

Only United conceded an exquisite Michael Olise free-kick in the 91st minute. At Arsenal four days later, Eddie Nketiah notched a 90th-minute winner. Nobody mentioned a title challenge again.

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If that week could be dismissed as an aberration, United's game management this season has been an abomination. There have been 34 goals in the 80th minute and onwards in United's 90-minute contests. 18 have been scored by the opposition.

This is also a joint-record season for United added-time winners. The only previous campaign United notched four winners beyond the 90th minute was 2018-19. Three were on Jose Mourinho's watch before his residency at The Lowry ended the week before Christmas.

As jaw-dropping as the collapse was against Coventry City in the FA Cup semi-final, it was not a surprise. United clutched defeat