Erik ten Hag left Marcus Rashford out of the Man Utd team to face Crystal Palace on Saturday and had to explain his thinking after the game.

In the latest instalment of Erik ten Hag’s running battles with the Premier League’s pundit class, the Manchester United manager called out Jamie Redknapp’s assertion on Sky that something “untoward” had gone on between him and dropped forward Marcus Rashford as “crazy.

Erik ten Hag hit back after criticism over his decision to drop Marcus Rashford from the Manchester United team.

Erik ten Hag promised the game would be 'different' from the 4-0 hammering against Palace at the beginning of May and the first 45 minutes were chalk and cheese, with United creating plenty of chances, controlling the contest but somehow not finding a way beyond Dean Henderson.

Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund made his first appearance of the season off the bench and his availability will be a boost to Erik ten Hag, with summer signing Joshua Zirkzee well-marshalled by the Palace defence throughout.