'No, that can't be right' - Pundit horrified by 'nuts' Man United stat under Ruben Amorim
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Jack Heath
Tue 16 September 2025 9:00, UK
Man United under Ruben Amorim has stunned a former Premier League forward with an outrageous statistics which makes for grim reading.
The Red Devils were dominated as they lost 3-0 on the weekend (14 September), despite Bryan Mbeumo being the one shining light for Man United in their defeat to Man City.
The defeat and awful start to the season could see Bruno Fernandes reconsider his future at Man United, sources have told Football Insider.
Once the laughing stock of Old Trafford, even Andre Onana impressed Man United fans on his debut for Trabzonspor, suggesting that the toxicity of the club is the main culprit for why players and managers are simply failing at a rapid rate.
With only four points in four matches in United‘s worst start to a campaign since 1992-1993, ex-Sunderland striker Darren Bent was alarmed by a sinister statistic during Amorim‘s tenure.
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The player turned pundit was left gobsmacked on talkSPORT (15 September) when he found out prior to the show that the Red Devils have failed to win back-to-back games under the Portuguese since he came to the club.
Bent announced his discovery, saying: “Do you know, what it is when I look at Manchester United, and, there was a statistic I was looking at and I thought ‘no that can’t be right’.
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“Under Ruben Amorim, right, you [Man United] haven’t once in the Premier League had back-to-back wins.
That is nuts for a club like Manchester United.”
“You’ve had a win and a draw but you’ve not had back-to-back wins since he’s been there in the Premier League which is bad.”
Upon the Portuguese’s arrival at Old Trafford there was a sense of renewed hope and vigour that Amorim would be the man to finally lead the club forward.
During his time at Sporting CP, his tactics and system garnered great success which quickly turned a sleeping giant of Portugal into a competitive European outfit.
Erik ten Hag had run United into the ground despite winning the FA Cup and the League Cup and the young manager looked destined for greatness in Manchester.
Ruben Amorim Man United record (as of 14 September)Games managed47Wins18Draws9Losses20(Source: Sofascore)
In reality, this has been a fairytale that never came true with the ex-Braga boss struggling repeatedly to get a tune out of his players.
Even with extensive investment in the summer, the squad is looking low and lethargic with no real sense of identity and passion.
The Red Devils job corrupts all who drink from its poisoned chalice and Amorim has become the next victim who will fall flat such as his predecessors.