Manchester United and Casemiro’s slapstick defending is inexcusable
Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze (left) and Manchester United's Casemiro battle for the ball during the Premier League match at Selhurst Park.
There have been an abundance of egregious moments defensively from Manchester United this season, but no goal better encapsulates their abomination of a Premier League campaign than the first of the four goals they conceded against Crystal Palace.
The scale of the ineptitude was so great that, on first viewing, you could be forgiven for thinking your eyes were playing tricks on you. But, no, really, truly, it was that bad: nothing that would make one of those blooper videos but several interlocking parts of near frightening incompetence all the same.
