Erik ten Hag: Damning analysis video of Man Utd's tactical problems vs Brighton

Manchester United did not look one iota different to their 2021/22 selves as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.

The very same problems that had festered away on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick’s watch were apparent once again in what marked a damning start to United’s Premier League season.

From the unstructured build-up play to the jumbled midfield shape, the Red Devils flapped and flailed in their attempts to stop the Seagulls from nabbing all three points at the ‘Theatre of Dreams’.

Now, to an extent, this shouldn’t come as a surprise, because Erik ten Hag isn’t a miracle worker and no United fan should have expected their team to have taken to the pitch looking like prime Barcelona.

You only have to look at the teething problems that Pep Guardiola experienced in his first season at Manchester City to grasp that implementing an entire style of play isn’t something that happens overnight.

Nevertheless, you can understand United fans at least wanting to keep up their record of never having lost at home to Brighton and being able to point towards one or two moments that they could identify as being illustrative of ‘Ten Hag ball’.

Instead, they were left tearing their hair out at the sight of United players singing off 11 different hymn sheets with an individual error to hand every other minute.

Man United BEAT & EMBARRASSED! Manchester United 1-2 Brighton Highlights (Football Terrace)

It’s a tough pill to swallow and the autopsy of United’s performance is no doubt underway already, both from the perspective of Ten Hag and his coaches as well as the players looking to improve their game.

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