Rio Ferdinand's immediate full-time reaction speaks volumes after Manchester United lose at home again

Rio Ferdinand's full-time reaction spoke volumes after Manchester United suffered their fifth home defeat in all competitions under Ruben Amorim.

United lost 2-0 to Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, with Jean-Philippe Mateta scoring a second-half brace for the Eagles.

And in another blow for Amorim, centre-back Lisandro Martinez was stretchered off late on with an apparent knee injury.

United had recorded three consecutive victories in all competitions prior to the Palace clash, but their latest defeat will re-apply the pressure that had been slowly easing over the past week.

New signings Patrick Dorgu and Ayden Heaven were presented to the Old Trafford faithful pre-match, with left wing-back Dorgu expected to play a key role between now and the end of the season.

United fans will be desperate for Dorgu to make an immediate impact - with Rio Ferdinand among them, judging by his post-match comments.

Minutes after full-time, Ferdinand took to Twitter to write a simple two-word message: "Same story..."

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In a subsequent live stream on YouTube, he added: "Is anyone really surprised? I'm not, man. I think that's just where we are now.

"I'm not sitting here in complete shock. It's so weird that I've come to expect that we could lose this game, there's a high possibility that we could lose this game.

"Because of the players that Palace have, but more importantly because of the way we're playing, the way we are. I'm not going into any game, as a fan or when I'm just doing my punditry, confident that United are going to get a result. It's a sad state of affairs."

Earlier this week, the United legend revealed that he was in a WhatsApp group chat with several former players, including Wayne Rooney, in which they 'hammer' the current squad.

Speaking on his 'Rio Ferdinand Meets' Podcast alongside guest and United women's star Ella Toone, Ferdinand explained: "We hammer each other. It's called 'Band of Brothers'... I can't tell you the next bit, it won't make the cut.

"It's just hammering the United team. Lads are just hammering them through the game. 'He's not good enough'. I love it [being in the chat], it keeps me connected to the lads.

"You've got the younger lads like Tom Cleverley, Danny Welbeck. And then there's Nani and Anderson. Edwin van der Sar [recently joined], I think he's going to delete himself soon because the chat ain't for him.

"Patrice Evra gets mullered, hammered all the time. We hammer each other."