Erik ten Hag criticises Manchester United players' decision-making vs Crystal Palace

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag lamented their decision-making in a second successive Premier League defeat at Old Trafford.

Crystal Palace secured a third win in their last six games at M16 through Joachim Andersen's 25th-minute volley to leave United with four defeats from their first seven league games.

United have not lost as many league matches at this stage of the season since 1989 and their return of nine points from the opening seven games is their worst in four years.

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Palace surrendered 3-0 at United in the League Cup four days earlier but held kept United at bay for 65 minutes after Andersen struck. United were booed off at full-time and Ten Hag had no issue with the reaction of the supporters.

"I understand," Ten Hag said. "We played at home and we play Crystal Palace we have to win and with all respect. I know every game in the Premier League is difficult, you have to play your best but I understand fans expect a win and we didn't win, we lost.

"Of course, that is the concern (that this could be the pattern for United's season) and we have to be more consistent. So there is not a demand for Man United; the demand is that we get a row of wins and we have to do better than we do now.

"I can give you reasons (for the defeat) but you will explain it as an excuse and there are no excuses. We have to win.

"We lost now two games in a row in the Premier League, clear, but I won’t set that conclusion now. We have to do better, that is definitely the case, and we have to show it also in our body language that Old Trafford is a fortress and you can’t get anything here and the only way