"In the Premier-League era, no United manager has achieved fewer points per game, nor a finish as low as 15th-place; looking further back, no United manager since Frank O'Farrell, in 1972, lost as high a percentage of games; and every other United manager in history avoided the eternal stain of losing a cup final to Tottenham Hotspur, never mind Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham Hotspur."
"Danny Welbeck reported teammates lauding the best opponent they'd faced in a while, while the football played in the 4-4 draw with Bournemouth was both promising and exhilarating. And, though it's impossible to argue against the sacking even if its trigger was criticising bosses with even more miserable track records Amorim was ultimately stymied by bad luck. Had the absences of key players not coincided with injuries to key players, he'd still be in a job perhaps even thriving."
Ruben Amorim presided over historically poor results at Old Trafford, accumulating the fewest points per game in the Premier League era, a 15th-place finish and an unusually high loss percentage since 1972. Some performances under Amorim, including a win over Brighton and a 4-4 draw with Bournemouth, showed promising, exhilarating football. Injuries and unfortunate timing of absences undermined his tenure, and his sacking followed criticism and bad luck. Darren Fletcher inherits a squad with key players returning—Mason Mount, Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo, Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo nearing fitness—making a fifth-place finish and European qualification achievable despite Burnley posing a difficult challenge.
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