Manchester United received a hard slap during his visit to Selhurst Park: was beaten 4-0 by Crystal Palace and seriously complicated their chances of qualifying for an international cup through the standings of the Premier League, which only has two commitments left for closing. So accustomed to humiliating its rivals throughout its history, the coin changed its face and the worst defeat of the season included an action that did not go unnoticed in London.
At 70 minutes, the result was already decided for those led by Erik ten Hagwho saw how time passed without being able to face it The Eagleswho had the ball for less time, but took advantage of it with 10 shots on goal over 2 of the Red Devils in regulatory time. In one of those brief spaces with the ball, Eberechi Ezethe local figure, suffered a harsh lack of Diogo Dalot in the middle of the field. Far from staying on the ground, he 10 He stood up and a smile appeared on his face, much to the frustration of his offender..
Eze then took revenge for the entrance against him because he took the free kick by shooting a rabona with his right foot to throw an inconsequential back pass to his teammate, Chris Richardswho returned it, but the shipment was short and was anticipated by Alejandro Garnacho. The action provoked the narrator’s anger, Baby Pons, in the face of excessive luxury: “Why do that? 4-0. The rival is injured, doll. As a matter of respect, please, baby”.
Although he did not specifically refer to this action, Eberechi Eze He praised the value of the victory: “We know what we are capable of. The quality we have in the locker room is high. We create chances, we attack, we are aggressive. We are going to continue creating chances, for sure.” It was Manchester United’s 13th defeat, the most defeats in a league campaign since 1989/90 (16), while their 18 defeats in all competitions this season are the most since 1977/78 (19). It is their worst setback of the current season after the 0-3 losses against Manchester City, Bournemouth in the Premier League and Newcastle in the round of 16 of the English League Cup.
The goals of Michael Olise in duplicate, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell They left the Manchester entity out of the qualifying positions for international competitions. Is in the eighth place with 54 points, the same amount as the seventh (Chelsea), but has a worse goal difference, the main tie-breaking criterion. The Blues they would be getting the ticket to the Conference League and they have a match due. United could qualify for the Europa League if they beat the Manchester City in the final of the FA Cup on May 25 next.
The consequences of the defeat in the capital of England left a deep reflection of a legend of the Red Devils, Paul Scholesin statements released by the Premier: “It’s a very disturbing and sad performance tonight.. We know there are a lot of players out, but there are still some good players on that team and it was very easy to play against them. It was difficult to watch. Manchester United created an opportunity. That could have been 7-0″.
Later, the technical director, Erik ten Haggave a gloomy panorama of this pale work: “It is clear, it is obvious, this doesn’t work. We have not acted as we wanted and it is not enough. We are very disappointed. Our fans supported us and we should have continued fighting like the fans did. There are always reasons, everyone sees our lag: we have enormous problems. In the end, we have to deal with it and we should have done better.”
One of the footballers targeted was Anthonywho was replaced after 59 minutes instead of Sofyan Amrabatand the analyst Jamie Carragher He criticized that the Brazilian had maintained a dialogue with some of his teammates before retiring: “Get off the field! Whispering behind your hand, you have been absolutely horrible. He’s probably talking about one of the players or someone else, or the setup, or the coach, just get off the field. Shut up and come in. They defeated you 4-0, whispering, talking… honestly, It is shameful”.
On the opposite path, Crystal Palace scored four or more goals for the second time in the championship and It is his biggest victory in 36 days. It remains in 14th place with 43 points and is already assured of permanence. Looking ahead to the final stretch, they will face Wolverhampton on Saturday and on Sunday the 19th they will close the calendar against Aston Villa, while Manchester United will face the leader, Arsenal, this Sunday the 12th from 12:30 (Argentine time) in Old Trafford and will host Newcastle at the conclusion of the tournament.
