The hardest task for Erik ten Hag this summer might well be deciding which positions in his squad need urgent attention and which others can be delayed for another year.
Not even the appearance of Ten Hag at Selhurst Park on Sunday could do enough to cover the issues Manchester United have on the pitch, as they fell to yet another defeat to bookend a dreadfully disappointing season. The Dutchman won't have seen anything he didn't already know about United last weekend, though the manner of their defeat will have further emphasised what a daunting task he has on his hands.
United are already getting to work on a number of potential transfer deals to kickstart their summer in the best possible way, and in particular, they are looking at strengthening a defence that leaked 57 goals this season — 31 more than both Man City and Liverpool.
