Confrontation statistics show that Man Utd at the present time is no more than a mid-range team in the Premier League.
Including the loss to Newcastle in round 14 of the Premier League, Manchester United has gone through a series of 11 consecutive matches without being able to win against opponents in the top 9 teams on away field. In this series, the “Red Devils” lost 10 matches and only won 1 point after a 2-2 draw with Tottenham in April 2023.
“What am I watching, it’s beyond imagination. 7 goals lost to Liverpool, 6 goals to Man City, 4 goals to Brentford. Man Utd is really having problems and the coach must take responsibility,” said Roy Keane.
The former Man Utd captain, currently a commentator for Sky Sports, added: “There are many players who should have left Old Trafford a long time ago but still appeared in the match against Newcastle. It’s crazy to keep doing the same thing over and over again, but demanding better results. With the players who were unable to bring MU to the title, what do we expect from them? This group will probably not be able to progress.”
The last time Man Utd won 3 points away from home against a team in the “Big Six” group in the Premier League was a 3-0 win against Tottenham in 2021. At that time, this team was also led by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The “Red Devils” squad at that time also owned two world-class goalscorers, Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani. Marcus Rashford also lost form that season, but he also contributed a goal to help Man Utd win brilliantly in London.
The third consecutive defeat against Newcastle pushed Man Utd to 7th place in the Premier League, 5 points behind the group with tickets to the Champions League. In front of coach Erik ten Hag and his team is a series of difficult matches when they have to face Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, West Ham, and Aston Villa within 3 weeks.
If they don’t find a solution to improve their performance, Ten Hag is at risk of falling into the footsteps of Jose Mourinho five years ago, which was being fired right after the match against Liverpool in mid-December. Win 3 points at Anfield At this time it is too difficult a task. During the past 7 years, Man Utd has only known draws and losses when marching to the “Holy Land” of their great rival Merseyside.