Manchester United’s stuttering start: where it has gone wrong, goal by goal
Twelve goals, multiple mistakes – we assess the goals let in by Ten Hag’s team this term and the lessons unlearned
Thursday’s 3-3 draw at Porto means Manchester United have conceded 12 goals in the opening nine games of the season, and there are recurring themes: the scorer allowed a lot of space in the box, defenders not being aggressive enough, crosses being a particular problem. We analyse every goal and give each one a rating out of five for awfulness. We’ve not included the Community Shield as that was only partly competitive. You might want to look away, Erik …
