Manchester United were waiting for a miracle...and ended up facing reality right in the eye.
The Red Devils failed to score in their final UEFA Champions League match of the season, sealing their fate out of all European tournaments, following Copenhagen's win against Galatasaray.
What started out with high hopes for their fans ended in disappointment, as Manchester United finished fourth in their group and also achieving a record for all the wrong reasons.
15 - Manchester United have conceded 15 goals in the UEFA Champions League this season, the most ever by a Premier League side in a single group stage in the competition. Dejected. #MUNFCB pic.twitter.com/hiCLqquwb3
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 12, 2023
Once the team published the outcome of the match on X (formerly Twitter), fans voiced their discomfort and named some of the reasons why they desire to see some changes within the team, most of them naming coach Erik Ten Hag as the culprit for this season's problems.
He got the striker he wanted
— fan (@NoodleHairCR7) December 12, 2023
He got the winger he wanted
He got the midfielder he wanted
He got the goalkeeper he wanted
He got the players he wanted
Out of Carbao Cup
Out of the Champions League
6th in the League
What's the excuse Ten Hag???
It's a shame everything that happened this season and there's still the entire second semester left. Everyone go
— Davoo Xeneize (@DavooXeneizeJRR) December 12, 2023
This club is over. Congrats.
— Cristiano Ronaldo News (@CRonaldoNews) December 12, 2023
4th place in a group with Galatasaray and Copenhagen.
Congratulations, Ten Hag and Man Utd Fans.. Keep supporting the coach that never won nothing
Ten Hag Out. He spent 500m but finished 4th in an easy group
— Loky (@LokyMann) December 12, 2023
HOW DO YOU FINISH BOTTOM IN THIS GROUP? Ten hang out
— Kobbie Mainoo Fans (@KobbeMainoo) December 12, 2023