"United had finished in eighth the season before, and were sitting in 14th. Then, they hired Ruben Amorim and ultimately finished that season in 15th. Their points-per-game declined from 1.2 under Ten Hag to 1.0 under Amorim, as did their per-game goal differential: minus-0.3, down to minus-0.4. Despite performing even worse than the level of performance that warranted firing the previous manager, United stuck with their guy."
""Sources told ESPN that United bosses made the decision to sack Ten Hag after losing faith that the Dutchman would be able to turn things around after a poor start to the new campaign," ESPN's Rob Dawson wrote at the time. "After earning just 11 points from nine league games, there are already concerns that United are too far adrift to qualify for next season's Champions League.""
Manchester United dismissed Erik ten Hag amid a poor start and concerns over Champions League qualification, despite a preceding review that had opted to keep him. Ruben Amorim was hired and the club ultimately finished 15th after previously finishing eighth. Points-per-game fell from 1.2 to 1.0 and per-game goal differential dropped from -0.3 to -0.4 under Amorim. A five-game unbeaten run in October and November briefly raised hopes, but a 1-0 home loss to Everton, who played much of the match with ten men, halted momentum. After 12 league games United sit tied for 10th.
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