Ralf Rangnick has easy decision on three Manchester United player selections vs Crystal Palace

After Manchester United's players trudged their way past their travelling contingent of away supporters at Goodison Park last month on route back to the dressing room, you didn't think it would be possible for them to sink any lower in any of their seven remaining fixtures.

However, up against a side that had not won on their own patch since Boxing Day, they found a way to sink even deeper, leaving a number of United supporters heading for the platform of Falmer railway station while Pascal Gross and Leandro Trossard continued to give the likes of Alex Telles and Scott McTominay the run-a-round. Brighton's 4-0 win at the Amex Stadium was equally as embarrassing for United as it was memorable for the home side.

Even before Moises Caicedo got the opener after just 15 minutes, United looked uncomfortable and disorganised from the first whistle. Even if it was only a small dosage, the optimism that had been sucked in from Monday night's 3-0 win over Brentford was soon spat back out.

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Ralf Rangnick's side have now officially missed out on Champions League football for next season, even though that dream had long since faded. But it is nothing more than this group of United players deserve; they have been an embarrassment for much of the season and let their travelling army of away fans down once again.

Now, with just one chapter left of the Rangnick era and a wretched season, United, somehow, have to find the strength and courage to travel to Crystal Palace on the final day of the season in a fortnight's time. A two-week break is the last thing anyone wants when the game has very little riding on it.

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