On the evening of December 23, Beijing time, in the 18th round of the English Premier League, Manchester United lost 0-2 to West Ham United. With the end of this game, Manchester United fell directly to eighth place in the table.
After this game, Manchester United have scored 0 goals in their last 4 games in all competitions and won only 1 of their last 7 games, which is miserable.
Speaking after the game, Ten Hag said: "We took the initiative on the pitch, the players were very good and if we had scored first, we would have won the game!"
In this game, Manchester United also set a number of shameful records.
For starters, United have gone six hours and 46 minutes without scoring, the worst record for a Premier League team in the past month.
Secondly, Anthony, who joined for 95 million euros last season, and Hojlen, who joined for 73 million euros this season, both have 0 goals and 0 assists in the league.
Thirdly, Manchester United have scored zero goals in their last four games in all competitions, which is the first time that the Red Devils have seen such a situation since Alex Ferguson took charge of Manchester United in 1992.
Fourth, in 2023, Manchester United have lost 20 games in all competitions, which is the team's worst record in 34 years.
Fifthly, United had lost 13 games this season before Christmas, the worst situation in the club's 93-year history. In the 1930-31 season, United lost 16 games before Christmas.
Sixth, Manchester United have a goal difference of -5 and are the only team in the Premier League's top 10 to have a negative goal difference.
Seventh, United have lost 13 games this season, surpassing the 12 games they lost in the entire season last season.
Eighth, Manchester United have scored 18 goals in 18 league games this season, just more than the bottom four teams in the table.
Manchester Evening News' Manchester United correspondent Luke Hurst lamented on social media: "The game is not over, the away fan zone has long been empty...... Manchester United's performance is completely unacceptable!"