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Manchester United suffered their seventh home Premier League defeat of the season as they were beaten 2-0 by Crystal Palace on Sunday.
This equals the most United have lost in a single campaign in the competition at Old Trafford – and they still have another six fixtures to play.
Here, the PA news agency looks back on each of the losses.
September 1: Liverpool, lost 3-0
Liverpool outclassed their rivals with two goals in quick succession from Luis Diaz before half-time and another from Mohamed Salah after the break. It was not as emphatic as the Merseysiders’ 5-0 success at the same ground in 2021 – or obviously their 7-0 win at Anfield two years later – but pretty one-sided nevertheless.
September 29: Tottenham, lost 3-0
Bruno Fernandes was sent off as United were again run ragged on home territory. Brennan Johnson put Spurs on course for a convincing win after just three minutes and the only surprise was it took until the second half for Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke to add to the lead.
United’s defensive blunders proved costly as Forest claimed their first win at Old Trafford since Stuart Pearce and Stan Collymore scored in a 2-1 victory in 1994. Rasmus Hojlund cancelled out Nikola Milenkovic’s opener but mistakes allowed Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood to score after the break. Fernandes pulled one back but it was not enough.
December 22: Bournemouth, lost 3-0
Bournemouth followed up their stunning 3-0 win at Old Trafford last season, their first-ever triumph at the ground, with an equally remarkable repeat win. Dean Huijsen’s header put the Cherries ahead before Justin Kluivert added a penalty and Antoine Semenyo swept home. United, 13th in the table at Christmas, were booed off.
December 30: Newcastle, lost 2-0
United crashed to their third successive home loss after early goals from Alexander Isak and Joelinton set up Newcastle for a deserved victory. It was only the Magpies’ second win at Old Trafford since winning by the same scoreline in 1972 – the other being a 1-0 triumph in 2013 – and just their 10th in 81 visits across all competitions.
January 19: Brighton, lost 3-1
Manager Ruben Amorim described his United team as “maybe the worst” in the 147-year history of the club after the Seagulls won at Old Trafford for a third season in a row. Fernandes equalised from the spot after Yankuba Minteh put Brighton ahead early but Kaoru Mitoma restored the lead and an Andre Onana gaffe allowed Georginio Rutter to wrap up the points.
February 2: Crystal Palace, lost 2-0
Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a second-half double to condemn United to their fifth home defeat in six games. With Palace leapfrogging United in the process, Amorim’s side dropped back to 13th place.
