Erik ten Hag has made significant progress in his first season at Manchester United, but the away form against their top 10 rivals remains a concern.
Ten Hag has lifted United from last season’s stupor to deliver their first piece of silverware in six years by winning the League Cup and putting the Manchester giants on the verge of Champions League qualification.
But the size of the rebuilding job at Old Trafford has meant there have been inevitable hiccups along the way – usually at the homes of their biggest rivals and competitors.
We’ve ranked their Premier League performances away at sides in the top half from average to downright awful.
9. Fulham (2-1)
The only win United have achieved against top-half opposition on their travels came courtesy of a last-gasp winner from Alejandro Garnacho.
Fulham were upwardly mobile when United came to Craven Cottage in November, so Christian Eriksen’s early opener was a fillip for Ten Hag’s men.
But the hosts upped the tempo after the break and scored a deserved equaliser through ex-United forward Dan James.
Both sides had chances to win before Garnacho scored his first Premier League goal to steal all three points. A very satisfactory afternoon.
8. Tottenham (2-2)
A draw at Spurs isn’t usually a bad result – even Pep Guardiola and his team of Manchester City cyborgs have difficulty at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
But United were desperately disappointed to throw away a two-goal advantage against opponents that’d spent the build-up to the match refunding their fans and sacking the interim manager.
Strikes from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford set United on their way, but they visibly tired in the second half and allowed Spurs to draw level through Pedro Porro and Son Heung-min.
Definitely a case of two points dropped.
7. Brighton (0-1)
After a fairly even first 45 minutes, United were pushed back by an eager Brighton side at the start of May but appeared to have escaped with a precious point.
Until Luke Shaw mistook the AMEX for Olympic beach volleyball. What’s his hand doing in its own postcode?
IN THE 99TH MINUTE BRIGHTON WIN IT! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/LjPshJOHLq
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 4, 2023
6. Arsenal (2-3)
The scoreline tells one story, but United were battered by Arsenal during the second half of this Premier League thriller.
Rashford, right in the middle of his purple patch, opened the scoring before Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka flipped the score in the…
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