Amorim has managed 21 matches since joining United
He has won nine, drawn three and lost nine of those matches, giving him a win rate of 43%.
That is the lowest of any permanent Manchester United manager since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013 over their first 21 matches in charge, with Louis van Gaal (48%) the next lowest.
Jose Mourinho (52%), David Moyes (57%), Erik ten Hag (67%) and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (71%) all had significantly better records in all competitions from their first 21 matches in charge.
Problems in front of goal
Of all of United’s problems under Amorim, their inability to score enough goals is the most glaring.
A deeper look at the numbers does not make for happy reading.
- United have scored 28 goals in 25 Premier League matches this season – a rate of 1.12 goals-per-game.
- Only four teams in the division – Ipswich, Southampton, Leicester and Everton – have scored fewer.
- Amad Diallo, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the season with an ankle injury, is the side’s top scorer in the Premier League (six) and all competitions (nine), while centre forwards Rasmus Hojlund (two) and Joshua Zirzkee (three) have managed just five goals in 45 Premier League appearances between them.
- In 14 matches under Ten Hag this season, United’s Expected-Goals-per-game (xG) was 1.7. This has fallen slightly under Amorim, with United’s xG 1.6-per-game since he took charge.
- United’s ‘big chances’ created record is identical under Ten Hag and Amorim this season, with the side creating 2.9 big chances each match.
- Despite United’s struggles, เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา captain Bruno Fernandes is fourth highest for chances created in the league (53). Cole Palmer (66) is top.
United finished last season with a goal difference of -1.
This the first time they had ended a Premier League campaign with a negative goal difference. However, they are on course to eclipse that with a -7 goal difference this term.
Similarly, while the 57 goals they scored during the 2023-24 campaign was their joint-lowest in the Premier League, they are on course to score fewer this season. If they maintain their rate of 1.12 goals per game, they would finish with 44 scored.