What next for the worst team in United’s history as Ruben Amorim’s side fell to a fifth defeat in eight games as a familiar set of issues plagued his side against Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford.
Yankuba Minteh opened the scoring after five minutes before captain Bruno Fernandes equalised with a penalty, but Brighton seized control in the second half. First, Man United’s defence failed to deal with a cross that was finished by Kaoru Mitoma, then goalkeeper Andre Onana let the ball slip from his grasp, allowing Georginio Rutter to nip in for a third.
The 3-1 defeat means Amorim’s side have gone 12 games across all competitions without a clean sheet and, after a recent uptick in performances, the manager is left pondering how to improve his side. They sit 13th in the Premier League after 22 matches.
What next for the worst team in United’s history
United’s 3-1 loss at home to Brighton on Sunday was their sixth home Premier League defeat of the season, their most from their opening 12 home matches of a league season since 1893-94 (7).
So what next for the worst team in United’s history, Blue Monday could be an apt description for Manchester United supporters this morning, although United fans may argue about the colour.
Amorim knows he has a free hit this season and his calculating comments after the game are surely preparing the board for a clearout in the summer.
Amorim, who left Portuguese champions Sporting in the middle of a season in which he was leading the I Liga with only victories, lost seven of the 15 games at the helm of the ‘red devils’, after succeeding the Dutchman Erik ten Hag, last November.
The Reaction from the back pages following United’s 3-1 loss at home
The Times, with Ruben Amorim’s headline-grabbing quotes handed top billing, but the Australian’s admission after Spurs’ 3-2 defeat at Everton has been given due prominence following United’s 3-1 loss at home.
The Guardian has taken Ruben Amorim’s comment and looked into the statistics to come up with this stark fact to back up the Manchester United manager’s claim:
United’s 3-1 loss at home to Brighton on Sunday was their sixth home Premier League defeat of the season, their most from their opening 12 home matches of a league season since 1893-94 (7).
The Telegraph says that Ruben Amorim “pulls no punches” after his side fell to a 10th league defeat of the season.
The Star Sport the tabloid newspapers have also gone to town on Ruben Amorim’s headline-grabbing quote. He wrote the back page headlines with a statement that was supposed to shock and awe, and it has.
The Express features an image of a sorry-looking Ruben Amorim next to a headline “Worst United team ever”, but also finds space to mark Phil Foden’s 100th career goal in Manchester City’s 6-0 win at Ipswich, as well as a line on Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou being “ready to fight for his job”.
The Daily Mail pays respect to the King but it is overshadowed by the quote by the Manchester United manager. The club and current and former players and staff, gathered at Old Trafford to pay a touching tribute to one of the club’s greatest ever players, Denis Law, who was known as “the king”.
Denis Law died on Friday, aged 84.
The Corrieo de manha the Portuguese newspaper is reporting the drama as unfolds in Manchester. Mocking the United manager for leaving a winning side and performing worse than Erik Ten Hag. Ruben Amorim admits this is “perhaps the worst” Manchester United ever.
