Erik ten Hag's comments after Manchester United losses to Bayern and Palace were worryingly similar

Manchester United slumped to their fifth defeat of the season in all competitions this weekend after a disappointing display against Crystal Palace.

Joachim Andersen's winner for Roy Hodgson's side can be excused but the reaction from the team could not. United huffed and puffed but rarely did it seem like they would find the breakthrough needed.

The cacophony of boos which greeted the full-time whistle was of little surprise to anyone, including Erik ten Hag. In his post-match press conference admitted he understood the frustration from the supporters and added: "What you have seen on a very high level, it was against Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Brighton, all top-level teams, and we go head to head but they win.

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"We have to make our own luck and that has to do with determination, then you make your own luck otherwise you don't get it because no one will bring you anything in football." What will particularly frustrate Ten Hag is the deja vu the Reds are currently experiencing.

After the 4-3 loss to Bayern in the Champions League, the Dutchman communicated the same criticisms he pointed out this weekend. "We were often in the right position in the final part but we didn’t make the right decisions on and off the ball and that is very disappointing," he said last month.

"We have to be more clinical and more determined. We want to be more determined. If you want to score a goal, you have to show more willingness to get more impact to score a goal.

"It is not a matter of luck, you can’t explain it like this. It is the form of today from the team. I think we get into the right spot and then you have to make the