It is now 22 points from a possible 27 for Michael Carrick at Man Utd and everything he is doing he is making the Ruben Amorim era look like a waste.
Michael Carrick
Michael Carrick has delivered a stunning upturn in form for Manchester United
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Quick question for you. Is there a player in this Manchester United squad who was playing better under Ruben Amorim? Is there a player turning up at Carrington longing for the return of the Portuguese head coach?
It's hard to imagine there is. With every passing week, Amorim's 14 months and 63 games in charge at Old Trafford feel ever more like a waste. In years to come, it will feel like a truly bizarre interregnum that is almost glossed over by the history books.
Really, what was it all about? It felt like the Amorim era was doomed to failure and that the train was stuck in the station and going nowhere within a few months of his arrival.
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By the time he was calling them maybe the worst United team in history, two months after he had been appointed, it should have been a sign to end it there and then. Instead, everyone limped on for a little bit longer.
Now, it all feels like such a waste. Freed of Amorim's tactical straitjacket and a system that suited barely anybody, from prescriptive training sessions and an anxious dressing room regularly catching strays from his entertaining press conferences, United are excelling.
Michael Carrick's strength in replacing Amorim has been simplicity. Training sessions are shorter and sharper, and the 44-year-old is a calming presence in public. He isn't making headlines in the way Amorim simply couldn't avoid.
On the pitch, he has developed a formula that suits the players, and in producing seven wins and a draw from his first nine games in charge, the transformation has been remarkable.
Back in a 4-2-3-1, it's clear these players are more at home in a system and structure they understand. They look better defensively and far more creative going forward, committing more players to the attack.
You could almost go through the squad and pick out players now in a better place than they were under Amorim. Diogo Dalot and Luke Shaw are far happier back in full-back roles and Casemiro has support around him. The centre-backs look more assured in a back four.
But there are several players whose renaissance reflects terribly on Amorim. How did Kobbie Mainoo not start a single Premier League game this season under Amorim? Why was Benjamin Sesko starved of service in Amorim's 3-4-2-1, but now can't stop scoring in a more attack-minded approach?
And then there is Bruno Fernandes. Amorim thought the best use of United's captain and one of the Premier League's most creative players was to drop him into a deeper midfield role. That Fernandes still delivered performances and goal contributions speaks to his quality.
One of Carrick's first moves was to restore the 31-year-old to his position at the tip of the midfield and just behind the striker and he has got his rewards. There hasn't been a better player in the Premier League in the last couple of months.
Fernandes has two goals and eight assists in nine games for Carrick, numbers that make you scratch your head at the idea that any head coach thought it was a wise move to play him further from goal.
That is something Amorim might have to explain in future interviews when he tries to return to the game. On results alone, his time in charge at Old Trafford was disastrous. But so much that has happened since only adds to the questions, both for him, and for those who appointed him and thought there was a future there at United.