Ten Hag still deflecting but United's systemic problems loom large

Ten Hag is now lashing out with a predictable and growing list of excuses

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag after the Premier League draw with Burnley at Old Trafford. Pic: Martin Rickett/PA Wire 

THE sight of Antony, for once, living up to his undoubted natural potential, was offset by a bizarre goal celebration and yet another disappointing result but such is life at Manchester United currently as we enter the dog days, possibly, of Erik ten Hag’s reign.

There are the considerable consolations to come in an FA Cup Final derby with City and the prospect of European qualification, although the Champions League is now mathematically beyond them.