He’s gone from ‘Manager of the Month’ to being ridiculed over the failure to beat a 10-man Everton side at home.
Just when Ruben Amorim thought life was looking up at Manchester United, he has come crashing back down to earth.
Amorim’s United won three straight games against Sunderland, Liverpool and Brighton. But then it has gone off the rails.
Ruben Amorim, Head Coach of Manchester United, looks on following the Premier League match between Ipswich Town FC and Manchester United FC at Portman Road
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United needed late equalisers to draw with Nottingham Forest and Tottenham, before an awful 1-0 loss at home to Everton.
It means that Ruben Amorim’s side have taken just two points from the last three games. It’s not a pretty scenario.
In fact when you examine the form table over the past three matches, United’s results have been so bad that we have taken one fewer point than Liverpool!
⚽ Premier League Form Table (Last 3 Games)
Pos Team W D L GF GA Pts
1 Chelsea 3 0 0 6 0 9
2 Arsenal 2 1 0 7 3 7
3 Brighton 2 1 0 5 1 7
4 Aston Villa 2 0 1 7 3 6
5 Man City 2 0 1 6 3 6
6 Crystal Palace 2 0 1 4 1 6
7 Newcastle 2 0 1 5 4 6
8 West Ham 1 1 1 7 6 4
9 AFC Bournemouth 1 1 1 5 5 4
10 Nottm Forest 1 1 1 5 4 4
11 Everton 1 1 1 2 3 4
12 Brentford 1 0 2 5 7 3
13 Fulham 1 0 2 2 3 3
14 Liverpool 1 0 2 2 6 3
15 Man Utd 0 2 1 4 5 2
16 Sunderland 0 2 1 3 4 2
17 Spurs 0 1 2 3 7 1
18 Burnley 0 0 3 2 7 0
19 Leeds 0 0 3 3 8 0
20 Wolves 0 0 3 2 8 0
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Ruben Amorim has to work hard to ensure it does not get worse
Manchester United travel to Crystal Palace for the next fixture, facing a team that has won two of their last three games.
United have a poor recent record at Selhurst Park, last winning there in 2020 during lockdown.
The actual Premier League table has Manchester United placed in 10th position.
The game against Palace is a pivotal one if United are going to enter December as a top half team, or stuck in the bottom half again.
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Ruben Amorim needs to get the fans back onside
Monday night’s loss to Everton was a horrific watch, with United looking like they could have played for another 90 minutes and still not scored.
United fans in attendance at Old Trafford and watching around the world were left frustrated by the way the team played, and the lack of risk Amorim’s side played with.
The match against Palace won’t be easy, but Ruben Amorim needs a result.
What did you think of Ruben Amorim’s post-game comments after the loss to Everton?
“I feel afraid of returning of this feeling of last season, that is my biggest concern. So we need to work together, we are going to work together.”
There was an opportunity to move into the Champions League places on Monday night, and United blew it.
Instead the team are suddenly stuck in a downwards spiral – until Amorim finds a way to reverse it. A choppy December awaits.