Ruben Amorim commented after the Red Devils lost their fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions: “It is a really difficult moment, one of the most difficult moments in the history of Manchester United, and we have to deal with it honestly.”
Opening 30 minutes Manchester United lost to Newcastle 2-0 Ending a miserable 2024 was as punitive as we saw at Old Trafford in the post-Fergie chaos of 11-and-a-half years.
The 64-year-old midfield pivot was swollen and bloated while the Magpies' imposing centerpiece combined relentlessly in front of the sluggish veterans to facilitate the early beating.
Stability was achieved once Kobe Maino entered the fray, but United's fate was sealed once Amorim selected his team.
The new manager's task was earth-shattering upon his arrival, but very few would have their own bingo card in hand for the 2024/25 season. Within two months of taking over, Amorim said it was “really clear” that United were in for a dogfight.
After Ipswich Town recorded their first home win of the season against Chelsea, United are now just seven points in the relegation zone. They're a sad team that doesn't seem to be improving under one of the continent's hottest coaching properties, but the Red Devils certainly aren't ready for relegation for the first time since 1974, are they?
This is Manchester United we are talking about here.
Despite the recession and bleak short-term outlook, He chooses It suggests that the real chance of United actually being relegated to the Championship this season is slim.
In the last 10,000 simulations run by the supercomputer, the Red Devils were relegated on just 15 occasions (0.15%).
They have collected 22 points at the halfway point in the 2024/25 season and are on course for 44 points at their current rate, but that trajectory dips slightly when assessing their record under Amorim. United collects 0.88 points per match with the Portuguese coach at the helm of the team, which will make them end the season with 39 points.
Either result would be United's worst in Premier League history. 59 points in 2021/22 was their worst performance entering 2024/25.
According to The official website of the Premier LeagueTeams usually avoid relegation if they achieve 36 points, but there have been six instances in a 38-match season in which clubs have been relegated after accumulating 39 or more points. The last time this happened was at Blackpool in the 2010/11 season. Teams have fallen behind poorer Premier League seasons in recent times. Last season, for example, 18th-placed Luton Town achieved 26 points.
Relegation may be highly unlikely, but the fact that we are having this discussion in the middle of the season is a damning indictment of United's worsening decline. He chooses The Amorim team is expected to finish in 12th place when all is said and done, but a busy January could swallow the project whole.
Southampton visits Old Trafford on January 16With the aim of pushing United into a state of utter despair.
