Manchester United on course for worst result in Premier League history as damning stats emerge for Erik ten Hag
Erik ten Hag reached the lowest point of his Manchester United tenure on Monday night when his side were thrashed 4-0 by Crystal Palace.
Now him Red Devils They are on course for their worst ever result in the Premier League.
The future of Ten Hag is in great doubt after the hit-and-run in Selhurst Park and there are several unwanted records it could set.
The Red Devils are currently eighth in the Premier League and have never before finished lower than seventh.
United finished seventh in the 2013-14 campaign, their first after the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson, with 64 points, but can no longer match that total and are two points behind sixth-placed Newcastle with three games remaining.
The defeat to Palace was their 13th of the season, the biggest defeat in a Premier League campaign.
It was the third time United had lost by a margin of four goals away from home since the start of last season, with only Nottingham Forest (five) losing more.
United have so far conceded 81 goals in all competitions, the most since the 1976/77 seasons (also 81).
They have also not finished a season with a lower goal difference since the 1989/90 season, with the Red Devils currently at -3.
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Asked if he believed he was the right person to restore United's fortunes, Ten Hag told talkSPORT: “I don't think about this.
“I have to prepare the team, we have big problems, so if I worry about my future… it's not about me, it's about the team and the club.
“You see that the fans support us and they deserve a team that has energy.”
He later told Sky Sports: “I will keep fighting. I prepared the team the best way I could. It wasn't good enough, I have to take responsibility for that, but I will find energy and prepare them for Sunday's game (against Arsenal ).
“It's clear, it's obvious, this is poor performance. We didn't perform as we wanted and it's not good enough. We are very disappointed.
“Our fans were behind us and we should have kept fighting like they did.
“There are always reasons, everyone sees our defense: we have big problems. In the end, we have to face it and we should have done better.”
The Red Devils face Arsenal on Sunday before playing Newcastle and Brighton to end their Premier League season.
Ten Hag still has a chance of winning the FA Cup, with Man City will face their opponents again on May 25.
