In the latest instalment of Erik ten Hag’s running battles with the Premier League’s pundit class, the Manchester United manager called out Jamie Redknapp’s assertion on Sky that something “untoward” had gone on between him and dropped forward Marcus Rashford as “crazy”.

Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag hit out at pundits for unwarranted speculation about his relationship with Marcus Rushford after the star forward was benched for their 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Some eyes were raised amongst Manchester United fans when Marcus Rashford was not amongst the starting XI for their Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday.