{"id":302236,"date":"2023-12-13T00:24:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T00:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302236"},"modified":"2023-12-13T00:24:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T00:24:05","slug":"united-become-englands-worst-defensive-side-in-cl-group-stage-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/united-become-englands-worst-defensive-side-in-cl-group-stage-history\/","title":{"rendered":"United become England&apos;s WORST defensive side in CL group stage history"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Manchester United register WORST-EVER defensive record by an English side in Champions League group-stage history as Red Devils concede 15 goals on their way to crashing out<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s men are among Europe&#8217;s top scorers but defended abysmally\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>A 15-goal haul shipped makes them England&#8217;s worst group-stage representatives<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Back off Erik ten Hag! Insipid Man United performances are on the players \u2013 not the manager &#8211; Listen to why on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United have picked up an unwanted crown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side have the leakiest defence of any English side in Champions League history after their exploits this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman&#8217;s charges shipped 15 goals on their way to nosediving out of the group stages with four points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bayern Munich drew the curtains on the Theatre of Dreams&#8217; European hopes for another year with a relatively modest 1-0 win on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>It meant that United finished bottom of a European group for only the second time in their history &#8211; and what a flickering, heart-in-mouth rollercoaster these six games have been, where everything was to play for until the last day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/23\/78891415-0-image-a-79_1702425038788.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man United have the worst defence of any English team in Champions League group history<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/23\/78891417-0-image-a-80_1702425100549.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils conceded 15 goals as they slumped four defeats and finished bottom of a European group for the second time in their storied history<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<h3>Man United&#8217;s Champions League results\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Bayern Munich 4-3 Man United\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Man United 2-3 Galatasaray<\/p>\n<p>Man United 1-0 Copenhagen<\/p>\n<p>Copenhagen 4-3 Man United<\/p>\n<p>Galatasaray 3-3 Man United<\/p>\n<p>Man United 0-1 Bayern Munich\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils are actually among the top scorers in the competition after netting 12 goals but their porous defence, compounded by a series of critical errors, was their undoing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the first matchweek, United lost 4-3 at Bayern Munich\u00a0in a chaotic game which is best remembered for an Andre Onana howler and a lesser-spotted Casemiro double.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fair enough, you say &#8211; no shame in losing to the 11-time consecutive Bundesliga champions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the next match brought a shocking 3-2 defeat at home to Galatasaray, as Onana made another blunder, Casemiro was sent off, and the hosts let a lead slip, with Mauro Icardi scoring a late winner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the next match, United kept their European flame lit with a dogged 1-0 win over Copenhagen, with Harry Maguire on the scoresheet and Onana making a heroic last-gasp penalty save.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That, however, was to be their only clean sheet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Matchweek four saw a calamitous loss on the road as Copenhagen hit back with a 4-3 vengeance, with Marcus Rashford given his marching order.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/23\/78891627-0-image-a-81_1702425332538.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Andre Onana made numerous calamitous errors throughout United&#8217;s European campaign<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Once again United let a lead slip, as late goals from Lukas Lerager and the ironically named Roony Bardghji lifted the Danish champions beyond cloud nine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Turkey in the penultimate match, United were desperate for a win but could only muster a 3-3 draw with Galatasaray in one of the season&#8217;s most entertaining games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That night saw another two clangers from Onana, raising serious questions about his status as the club&#8217;s No 1 goalkeeper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday night was the nail in the coffin, a spiritless 1-0 loss at Old Trafford where United had precious little to offer against a safe and dry Bayern outfit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12857273\/Manchester-United-register-WORST-defensive-English-Champions-League.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United register WORST-EVER defensive record by an English side in Champions League group-stage history as Red Devils concede 15 <span 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