At 20:30 on the evening of December 23, in the 18th round of the English Premier League, Manchester United challenged West Ham away. 0-2, Manchester United conceded 2 goals in 6 minutes and lost away. This is Manchester United's 20th defeat in 2023, creating a 34-year shame......
West Ham coach David Moyes was the Manchester United manager handpicked by Alex Ferguson 10 years ago. Manchester United and West Ham have been evenly matched this season, with the former having 28 points from 17 games and the latter with 27 points from 17 games. Manchester United lost 1-0 to West Ham in May this year, and for Ten Hag, this Premier League battle was quite revenge.
Manchester United have suffered serious injury problems, especially in the centre-back position, with only Evans available. Ten Hag has made the bold move to start 19-year-old Cambuwala, who made his Manchester United debut. Hojlen was up front, Garnacho and Antony were left and right, and Fernandes returned to play in the midfield.
Ten Hag's attacking thinking was clear: Antony passes, Garnacho bursts, and tries to make a connection on both wings.
In the first 30 minutes, Manchester United had 0 shots on goal, but in the last 15 minutes of the half, Garnacho got consecutive chances, but unfortunately the Argentine teenager missed 2 single shots.
The two teams were tied 0-0 in the first half, with United having three of their six shots on goal and gradually finding their attacking touch. Centre-forward Hojlen remained lonely, with just 14 touches of the ball in the half and six successful passes.
In the 57th minute, Manchester United replaced Rashford and removed Hojlen. In 14 Premier League games, Hojlen still has 0 goals. If you waste an opportunity, you will inevitably be punished. West Ham launched a series of onslaughts, and the goals followed:
In the 72nd minute, Paqueta sent a wonderful pass, Bowen inserted, stopped the ball with his right foot, hit the goal with his left foot, Onana made a save, Bowen knocked the ball into the door again, West Ham led 1-0!
Just six minutes later, West Ham opened the scoring again. This time, the teenager Maynu made a super mistake, stopped the ball and leaked, West Ham launched an attack, Kudus burst into the penalty area, calmly scored a low shot, West Ham 2-0!
David Moyes, who clenched his fists and roared, chatted about juvenile madness, and Ten Hag, whose face was pale, was like a deflated ball - the expressions and mannerisms of the two managers were the best reactions.
For Manchester United, this defeat means the birth of three major shames:
In 2023, Manchester United have lost 20 games, equalling the 1989 record and creating a 34-year shame.
The 1-0 defeat to West Ham in May saw Ten Hag's United suffer two consecutive kills from the Hammers for the first time since 2007.
United have lost 13 of their last 26 matches, equalling the total number of games lost last season (13 of 62).
In the Premier League standings, West Ham have 30 points from 18 games, surpassing Manchester United (28 points from 18 games)! Ten Hag's side have fallen to eighth place in the league. How much time is left for Ten Hag?