Man Utd’s number of home defeats in the Premier League under different coaches after the Sir Alex Ferguson era is on par with the achievements of this former Scottish coach.
Last night, Man Utd faced Man City in the first Manchester derby of the season. The Red Devils faced many difficulties and suffered a 0-3 defeat at home at Old Trafford against their opponent with two goals from Erling Haaland and one goal from Phil Foden.
This result leaves Manchester United in 8th place on the Premier League rankings with 15 points. In addition, the defeat against Man City marked a sad milestone in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era.
Specifically, successive coaches after Sir Alex Ferguson have had to receive the same number of defeats at Old Trafford as this former Scottish coach had. Sir Alex Ferguson’s era at Man Utd lasted from 1986 to 2013, during which he experienced 34 defeats at Old Trafford.
However, since Sir Alex Ferguson left, 8 different coaches have taken over the “hot seat” at Man Utd. They had to receive 34 defeats at home, similar to the number the former Scottish coach had to receive.
But contrary to Sir Alex Ferguson having to receive 34 defeats after 405 matches over 27 years, 8 other coaches have faced the same number of failures in only 10 years and with only 196 matches. Sir Alex’s loss rate at Old Trafford was 8.4%, while the failure rate of subsequent coaches was 17.3%.
Eight coaches succeeded Sir Alex Ferguson, including: David Moyes, Ryan Giggs, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Michael Carrick, Ralf Rangnick and Erik ten Hag.
Among them, Solskjaer is the one who suffered the most losses (13 matches) within 3 seasons. Giggs and Carrick only led the team for 4 and 24 matches, so they only received one loss.
Man Utd’s next Premier League match at Old Trafford will be against rookie Luton Town on November 11. This team is currently facing many difficulties when ranked 18th on the rankings. Therefore, this could be an opportunity for Erik ten Hag and his players to seek their fourth victory at home this season.