Manchester United vs Crystal Palace: 5 Men who were poor for the Red Devils | Premier League 2019/20

Marcus Rashford missed a penalty
Marcus Rashford missed a penalty

#3 Jesse Lingard

Jesse Lingard was extremely poor on the pitch
Jesse Lingard was extremely poor on the pitch

Like in the game against Wolves, Jesse Lingard started in the No. 10 role, but offered very little in attack. The Englishman was very good with his off the ball pressing and closed down the opposition efficiently in the first half.

However, when United had the ball, Jesse Lingard was characteristically ineffective. He appeared clueless in the final third, unable to decide what to do with the ball at his feet. As a result, United once again lacked the final ball and appeared toothless in attack.

The Englishman offers very little other than his pressing on the field, as was evident against Crystal Palace. His passing was also poor on the day and Lingard failed to utilize the speed and movement of the players ahead of him from a position of significance.

On the few occasions that United managed to break on the counter, Lingard’s indecisiveness allowed Palace to get back in time to fend off United's moves. The Englishman started the second half in a similar note, failing to have any impact. He was ultimately replaced by Mason Greenwood in the 56th minute.

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