ERIK ten Hag acknowledged Manchester United’s 4-0 defeat at Crystal Palace was the lowest point of their season so far but insisted he remained the right man to turn around the fortunes of the club.

Injury-hit United suffered their heaviest loss of the campaign as Michael Olise, who has been linked with a move to Old Trafford this summer, run amok at Selhurst Park with a dazzling two-goal display.

Olise broke the deadlock in the 12th minute and made it 4-0 with 24 minutes left, while Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell were on target in between for Oliver Glasner’s team.

It was another sorry display from Ten Hag’s side and eighth-placed United could be set for their lowest ever Premier League finish.

United finished seventh in the 2013-14 campaign – the first after the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson – on 64 points, but they can no longer reach that total and trail sixth-placed Newcastle by two points with three games left.

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On current form, Newcastle will be relishing their trip to Old Trafford a week on Wednesday, which comes after this weekend's game against Brighton. United might well have suffered a further blow by then, for they're at home to title-chasing Arsenal this weekend.

The pressure is mounting on ten Hag, but he insists he's the right person to turn United around.

He told Sky Sports: “Absolutely. And if the right players are there, available, we have a good squad, but we miss almost the whole back line and then we have problems.

“It is very disappointing. Under-performing. Definitely the worst defeat. We should have done better.

“We are aware, as a team performance, we were not correct, making big mistakes and not following the plan and the script and the rules we have.

“Yes (a low point), it was very poor how we gave the goals away, especially when we prepare the team and the conceding of the first goal is very disappointing.”

Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher hammered United after the defeat - and also took aim at out of form Casemiro.

He told Sky Sports: “This is one of the most poorly-coached teams in the Premier League. It’s not an opinion, that’s a fact.

“I get that (the backline was unavailable), I understand, your performance level will drop and your results will not be as good when you miss your best players, that’s obvious.

“But Erik ten Hag needs performances. You’ve got to make us believe there’s something there or working to something. If he was to lose his job, I don’t think he could have any complaints.

“I struggled to see how United would win, but I thought Palace might win 1-0 or 2-1 in a tight game. No Manchester United team should be getting beaten 4-0 by Crystal Palace.

“Manchester United’s under-23s team, I’d still not expect them to lose 4-0. I’ve never been a coach or manager, but I’ve been a player and I’ve been coached by top coaches and some of the things I see are just wrong.”

Casemiro played alongside Jonny Evans in the centre of defence, but the pair endured a torrid evening to such an extent that Carragher believes the Brazilian’s days at the top level are numbered.

Carragher said: “I think Casemiro should know himself as an experienced player that he should only have another three games left at the top level – the next two league games and the FA Cup final.

“He should be thinking, ‘I need to go to MLS or Saudi (Arabia)’. I’m deadly serious. He’s been an absolute great and I am nowhere near what that man has achieved, but I always remember something when I retired myself – leave football before football leaves you.

“The football has left him, at this top level, he needs to call it a day at this level of football and move.

“The level of that player, he should not be putting himself through this, he is too good of a player to be putting in a performance like that and being laughed at by Crystal Palace.

“He’s not playing Man City or Real Madrid, a man of that level should not be going through what he is going through now and he needs to call it a day.”