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THE FEAR: Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag during the Premier League match at Old Trafford, Manchester. Pic: Ian Hodgson/PA Wire.

Embarrassing Manchester United

Oh dear. Well, Erik ten Hag cut an impressive, business-like figure as he marched out at Old Trafford, the latest lamb to the Old Trafford slaughter. Then the football started. United were filleted and gutted by a fluid, cohesive Brighton from the start. Playing Christian Eriksen as a false 9 was a perplexing decision. The fact that he and the rest of the team looked like they hadn’t a clue how to play the system was simply embarrassing, amateurish even.