Expectations were low upon Ralf Rangnick’s appointment by Manchester United but even so, six months on, his interim spell can still only be described as a failure.
United’s worst-ever Premier League finish - a meagre 58 points - was already confirmed before the defeat away to Crystal Palace. It was a sixth consecutive defeat on the road and, though Rangnick’s side scraped into the Europa League by virtue of results elsewhere, they did so on a goal difference of a round zero.
