The biggest surprise about Manchester United this season is that people are actually surprised by the predicament that Erik ten Hag and his team find themselves in.
United are precisely where they should be. But because they are the biggest and (historically) most-successful team in the biggest league in the world, United's struggles still leave many bewildered.
Kristoffer Ajer's 99th-minute equaliser was the 13th time this season that United have conceded within 10 minutes of scoring and they now have a goal difference of zero -- having scored 40 goals and conceded 40.
But what we are seeing with United is the culmination of a lengthy period of flawed recruitment, the taking of easy options and a lack of ruthlessness when making decisions on the personnel within the team.
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