By Alexander Mackey Okori
ENGLAND: Ruben Amorim is now on immense pressure as Manchester United head coach after a 3-0 to rivals Man City in a derby game played on Sunday evening and another defeat to Chelsea next week would trigger big questions about his capability to redeem the club’s past glory.
United sit firmly in the bottom half of the table after four games, with little evidence to show that the club can improve on last season’s 15th-place finish.
Their four points from the opening four games means United have made their worst start to a Premier League season in 33 years.
Amorim’s side have also exited the Carabao Cup after a humiliating second-round loss to League Two Grimsby Town on penalties, which means United are set for their shortest ever season in terms of games played.
A loss to Chelsea next Saturday could be pivotal for Amorim’s future at Manchester United. there will be some pressure applied to the manager and his rigidity of sticking with the system.
City have beaten them well and comfortably. United had some good moments in the game – the first 15 minutes and the first five minutes of the second half. City, in big moments, have had better players. Foden, Doku, Haaland have stood out.
United team lack that real quality, they struggle defensively. They look all over the place. United are an average team, an average Premier League team. The stats will tell you that it goes back to last season as well.
United’s record against any of the top six teams is really, really poor. They can’t seem to compete. They might have a good 45 minutes or a good hour.
They did it quite well against Arsenal. But they lost the match to Arsenal and you play for Manchester United to win football matches.
The stats that damn Amorim’s Man Utd
United have four points from four Premier League games this season – but they have also just picked up 31 points from just 31 Premier League games since Amorim was appointed at Old Trafford.
That is the worst record out of any ever-present Premier League team in that time. Spurs, who finished 17th in the Premier League last season, have leapfrogged them into 16th place this weekend.
With just four points from four games (W1 D1 L2), this is Manchester United’s poorest start to a league season since 1992-93, when they also had four points from their opening four matches under Alex Ferguson.
Premier League table
Since Ruben Amorim took over – ever-present teams only
| Played | Points | GD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham | 31 | 34 | −17 |
| 2 | Man Utd | 31 | 31 | −13 |
| 3 | Wolves | 31 | 36 | −11 |
| 4 | Fulham | 31 | 41 | −4 |
| 5 | Spurs | 31 | 31 | −4 |
| 6 | Brighton | 31 | 46 | 1 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 50 | 3 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 31 | 50 | 3 |
| 9 | Everton | 31 | 45 | 7 |
| 10 | Brentford | 31 | 44 | 7 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 52 | 10 |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 31 | 50 | 13 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 31 | 58 | 19 |
| 14 | Newcastle | 31 | 53 | 19 |
| 15 | Man City | 31 | 54 | 23 |
| 16 | Liverpool | 31 | 68 | 35 |
| 17 | Arsenal | 31 | 64 | 37 |
West Ham – who have been managed by both Julen Lopetegui and current boss Graham Potter in that time – also have a better record than Amorim’s Man Utd.
Amorim now has the unenviable record of having the worst win percentage of any Man Utd boss since the Second World War.
In fact, among managers to take charge of 20+ games with Manchester United in the top-flight, only Alfred Albut (20 per cent) and Scott Duncan (24 per cent) have a lower win ratio at this level in the league than Amorim’s 26 per cent (8/31).
United also have huge struggles in front of goal, failing to score in 13 of their 31 league games and finding the net just 36 times.
Amorim has only won four of 26 Premier League games against non-promoted teams since taking charge.
United have won just one of their last 20 Premier League away games against the traditional big six teams, conceding 53 goals in those matches.
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