Manchester United remain winless to start the 2025-26 season after a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal, a 1-1 draw at Fulham and a shock Carabao Cup penalty shootout loss to League Two side Grimsby Town. The shootout ended 12-11 with Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo missing penalties. Only three previous seasons began with three winless league matches, and two of those ended in titles. United have lost eight of their last 13 Premier League home games. Burnley recorded their first league win, beating Sunderland 2-0, and followed with a victory over Derby County.
Ruben Amorim's side are currently winless, having lost 1-0 in their season curtain-raiser against Arsenal, before letting a one-goal lead slip away in a 1-1 draw at Fulham last weekend. Then, on Wednesday, the Red Devils were stunned by League Two Grimsby Town. They drew 2-2 in normal time, but an epic penalty shootout defeat, which ended 12-11, saw both Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo miss from the spot.
The last time it happened was in 2014-15, when they eventually finished fourth. The Red Devils have been struggling at Old Trafford, losing eight of their last 13 Premier League home games (with three wins and two draws). Since this run began on December 7 last year, no ever-present Premier League side has suffered more home defeats over that period - with Tottenham matching their tally of eight.
Ahead of Saturday's game, new signing Benjamin Sesko has been the topic of discussion among his team-mates, with Brazilian Casemiro praising the forward: "It's clear he has quality. "He is a player who is going to be very important for us. I hope that it goes really well for him, because if it goes well for him, he's scoring goals for us! I'm sure he's going to help us a lot with goals."
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