Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has fired back at pundits over "speculation" that his decision to bench Marcus Rashford against Crystal Palace on Saturday was down to anything other than "rotation.

There was one other element you could criticise, mind. That was Martinez’s “challenge”. It was really a two-footed stamp from jumping into the air, and Glasner said both the defender and Daichi Kamada were “fortunate he touched the ball and not the shin”. Ten Hag declined to comment on it.

Manchester United were left to rue not taking their chances and needed some heroics from goalkeeper Andre Onana as Crystal Palace held out for a draw.