"If Amorim can get through the next three or four months with enough positive performances and results to keep the pressure off, it would lay the groundwork to push for the European places in the new year. The alternative is that form dips, the spotlight intensifies, and United's board are forced into a frantic search for a fifth permanent manager in nine years."
"At the end of last season, the data department was tasked with mapping out exactly why the team struggled so much and reported back that a lack of goals was the biggest factor above anything else. It prompted Amorim, CEO Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox to focus their transfer funds on strengthening the attack, leading to the arrivals of Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko at great expense."
Ruben Amorim warned fans nine months ago that trouble was coming after a season he called 'a disaster.' Aside from a Carabao Cup blip, early 2025-26 form showed improvement, but off-field issues threaten stability. The previous three managers were sacked in November or December, so a poor run could force a fifth permanent manager in nine years. The summer window brought four major signings and nine departures, targeting goals after data identified a lack of scoring as the main problem. United signed Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko to bolster the attack, with Sesko valued for age and potential.
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