Inside Manchester United's dressing room, an overwhelming sense of disbelief and frustration is taking hold – none of the players anticipated the team's catastrophic slide this season would unfold with such stunning rapidity.
Following Saturday's humiliating 1-3 Premier League defeat to Brentford – their third league loss of the campaign – sources close to the squad reveal morale has hit rock bottom. This dismal result comes despite a harmonious preseason in Chicago where optimism reigned ahead of the new campaign, leaving manager Ruben Amorim's position hanging by a thread.
Amorim's tenure has yielded just 34 points from 33 Premier League matches, including a paltry nine wins. While club insiders insist no replacement has been contacted, United are already scouting potential candidates like Oliver Glasner, Andoni Iraola, and Holzel – all currently plying their trade in the Premier League. The team sits 14th in the table, just one position above last season's dismal finish.
United dismissed claims of emergency talks with Amorim after the Brentford loss, but history appears to be repeating itself: last October, they initiated Ten Hag's dismissal after a 2-3-2 start to the season. Now, eerily similar circumstances are emerging.
Despite Amorim's defiant post-loss claims of "unshaken confidence" and "a clear plan to Revive Manchester United，" the Ruthless data tell a brutal story: his £250 million summer spending spree on seven new signings has delivered just two wins and a -4 goal difference in six league games. Adding insult to injury, last month's League Cup elimination by fourth-tier Grimsby Town marked the club's most humiliating defeat in its 147-year history.
After the international break, United face a daunting trip to Anfield – a venue where they haven't won in a decade – to take on Liverpool. While Amorim secured a 2-2 draw there last season, the subsequent fixtures against Brighton, Nottingham Forest, and Tottenham Hotspur are all teams they failed to beat last term. For Amorim, teetering on the precipice, every upcoming match could be his last.
