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'Haunting prospect for Erik ten Hag' - National media verdict on Man United's flat defeat to Fulham
25.02.2024 - 11:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United fell to their first defeat of 2024 on Saturday afternoon as an underwhelming performance saw Fulham take home the three points.
Calvin Bassey gave the visitors the lead on 65 minutes from a corner before Harry Maguire appeared to have earned a point for the hosts in the dying stages of normal time. However, as United pushed for the winner they were hit with a sucker-punch.
Alex Iwobi's strike in the seventh minute of stoppage time stole all three points and condemned United to their first defeat of 2024 and their tenth in the Premier League. In the national newspapers, the mood was mainly gloomy where United were concerned.
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Reflecting on the result in The Independent, Richard Jolly wrote: "After 11 years of misery, in Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s words, came 90 minutes of still more misery. New era, same Manchester United?
"A first defeat to Fulham at Old Trafford since 2003 made for an inauspicious start after the new co-owner’s investment was confirmed. Turning United around was, Ratcliffe had rationalised, more than just a case of flicking a light switch.
"Repeat this result – and wretched performance – against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup and Manchester City, however, and the danger is that the lights go out on their season."
Chris Wheeler's analysis in the Daily Mail followed the same dreary pattern. "The haunting prospect for Erik ten Hag as he left the pitch here at Old Trafford defeated and deflated was that Manchester United’s season could be all but over by the end of the week," he wrote.
"United’s last hopes of a trophy are on the line in the
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