Manchester United were thrashed 3-0 by Manchester City in the derby on Sunday, handing Ruben Amorim an unwanted Premier League record as the pressure mounts on him
Ruben Amorim, manager of Manchester United looks dejected
Ruben Amorim is under increasing pressure(Image: Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Manchester United are the worst-performing side in the Premier League since Ruben Amorim took over as manager. United were thrashed 3-0 by Manchester City in the derby on Sunday, underlining once again just how far they have fallen.
Phil Foden’s header and two clinical finishes from Erling Haaland saw City ease to victory at the Etihad Stadium and claim the bragging rights. United were completely outplayed and couldn’t take some gilt-edged chances of their own to score a consolation goal.
Pressure is ramping up on Amorim, who is coming up to a year in the job and has still not succeeded in stamping his identity on the team. United spent over £200million in the summer transfer window to sign Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko and Senne Lammens but are not seeing the benefits yet.
They are 14th in the Premier League table, having taken four points from their opening four games. Their only win came courtesy of a late penalty against Burnley and they lost to Arsenal and drew with Fulham in their other matches.
Those results are merely a continuation of last season’s form, when United finished 15th. Four points from four games makes it the club's worst start to the season since 1992/93 and Amorim is statistically the worst manager in the Premier League since he joined on November 24.
Statisticians Opta have created a league table of the 17 clubs who have been in the division since then and United sit bottom with 31 points from 31 games. That is level with Tottenham, but Spurs have a goal difference of -4 to United’s -13, putting them rock bottom.
Amorim has won just eight of his 31 league matches since arriving to replace Erik ten Hag last season – and their pitiful points tally is worse than West Ham (34), Wolves (36) and Fulham (41).
Ruben Amorim looks on during the Manchester derby
Ruben Amorim is running out of excuses(Image: Shaun Brooks/CameraSport)
Unsurprisingly, Liverpool are top of this theoretical table on 68 points, ahead of Arsenal (64), Chelsea (58) and Manchester City (54).
Amorim was forced to defend himself in the aftermath of another damaging defeat. “Guys, I understand that and I accept,” he said after Sunday's defeat to City. “It is not a record you should have in Manchester United. There are a lot of things - you have no idea what happened during these months - but I accept that. I am not going to change.
"When I want to change my philosophy, I will change. If not, you have to change the man. We will talk about that every game that we lose. I don't believe in that, in the system, or whatever. I believe in my way and I am going to play my way until I want to change.
"My message is that I am going to give everything. I will do everything, always thinking about what is best for the club. That was always the same message. It is not my decision, the rest (on whether United change manager). Until I am here, I will do my best. I really want to win games. I am suffering more than them."
Join our new MAN UTD WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Manchester United content from Mirror Football. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.