Ruben Amorim found it difficult at Manchester United. (Photo by Matt McNulty/Getty Images)
The 2024/25 season has been a disaster so far for Manchester United, and after a mid-season managerial change, the Manchester club are yet to see the benefits of bringing in Ruben Amorim.
Manchester United currently ranks 14th in the English Premier League after 18 matches with only six wins throughout the first half of the season.
In addition, the Red Devils were eliminated from the Carabao Cup, narrowly drew with Arsenal in the FA Cup, and won only half of their six Europa League matches.
A large part of this is down to Manchester United's appointment this summer under Erik Ten Hag, with the Manchester club seeing several stars move to Old Trafford who simply aren't good enough – Noussair Mazraoui was arguably the only successful summer signing – making Windows 2025 is crucial, with Barcelona's Andreas Christensen has already been linked.
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The Dutchman also failed to get his team to perform, which came on the heels of a disappointing 2023/24 season.
Manchester United made the decision to part ways with the former Ajax coach midway through the season, and in November, appointed Ruben Amorim as the new manager following his successful spell at Sporting Lisbon.
The Premier League giants failed to get a new coach after the arrival of the Portuguese, and in fact, statistics show that things are getting worse for the Red Devils under their new coach; However, one The critic believes that Amorim's job is not threatened.
Ruben Amorim vs. Erik Ten Hag at Manchester United
on Sky Sports Monday Night FootballThe team of critics compared Ten Hag's 11 matches in the English Premier League to Amorim's seven matches, and the numbers are in favor of the Dutch coach.
The Portuguese coach falls short of the former United boss by most measures, but that doesn't tell the whole story.
Manchester United under the leadership of Ruben Amorim.. Are things moving in the right direction? ? pic.twitter.com/BDeru1hcJS
– Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 30, 2024
Amorim faced tougher teams during his seven-game tenure, and still managed to improve United defensively, despite having no pre-season to implement his ideas.
From an attacking point of view, Ten Hag contributed to creating better chances for Manchester United and also got more points per game.
The statistics suggest that things are getting worse at Old Trafford by some measures, however, there are plenty of circumstances surrounding these that skew the numbers in the old United manager's favour.
