The optimism that greeted Jim Ratcliffe’s arrival as owner has given way to even more disappointment, with Sunday’s defeat at Tottenham the latest exampleSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereCovering Manchester United these days feels a little like being a character in Silent Witness: every week you end up writing a postmortem. Their Sunday defeat at Tottenham was an engaging if bitty affair that finished 1-0 largely because the low quality of defending on show was compensated for by the low level of attacking. It was fun in its way, but it didn’t feel a lot like Premier League football.It also meant United dropped to 15th in the table, having won just four of 14 league games under Ruben Amorim. Under Erik ten Hag this season, United were taking 1.22 points per game; under Amorim that’s down to 1.00. Nobody was under any illusions about the scale of the task he was taking on, but four months after Amorim took the job it would be very difficult to identify any concrete signs o...
Manchester United's performance under Ruben Amorim has deteriorated significantly, with the team ranked 15th in the Premier League and winning only four of 14 league games under his leadership. The squad inherited by Amorim is described as a mess, lacking depth and quality, with few promising long-term prospects. The club's financial constraints, exacerbated by owner Jim Ratcliffe's cost-cutting measures, have hindered any meaningful progress. Fans are increasingly frustrated, and Amorim's ability to inspire belief in the team's potential is being called into question. The situation reflects a broader organizational failure, with no clear solutions in sight.
