Erik ten Hag told he hasn't fixed Manchester United's biggest problem from last season

Micah Richards has highlighted a lack of goals as Manchester United's biggest issue in their worst start to a Premier League season for 34 years.

United were beaten 1-0 at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday, Joachim Andersen firing home the only goal on 25 minutes. The defender arrowed an effort past Andre Onana via a deflection off Diogo Dalot.

Despite dominating possession, Erik ten Hag's side failed to build any genuine momentum and clear-cut chances were sparse. Any openings were either finished poorly or saved well by Eagles goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.

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"Man United are just disappointing, they really are," Richards told Match of the Day. "The size of the club, the players that they’ve brought in, and you’re looking for something every week when are they gonna get it right? And it just goes on.

"But it just goes on, they’re seven points off the top four and they’ve only scored seven goals in seven games this season while everyone in the top four has scored at least double that, and the problems just seem to continue. When are they gonna get better? Hopefully soon."

Ten Hag sanctioned the £72million purchase of Rasmus Hojlund over the summer in a bid to add goals, but in the 20-year-old's first Premier League start he was starved of genuine service. Last season's top goalscorer Marcus Rashford was off the boil again and came off with 20 minutes still to go.

Speaking after the game, Ten Hag put his side's form down to poor decision-making in the final third. "I think I can’t blame the players [with] 'they didn’t run'," He said. "They gave everything.

"But in the final part in both boxes, we didn’t do well. We only conceded