The alarming Premier League table since Ruben Amorim was appointed Manchester United manager

Manchester United's 2024/25 campaign slumped to a new low on Sunday after out-of-form West Ham United inflicted their 17th Premier League defeat of the season.

Hosting a Hammers side who had failed to win any of their previous eight matches, United succumbed to yet another loss after goals in either half from Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen saw Graham Potter's outfit leapfrog Ruben Amorim's men into 15th.

The result means the Red Devils are currently on their joint worst winless run in the Premier League having not tasted victory in seven matches.

In 2025, United have won four Premier League matches, of which three have come against the relegated trio of Southampton, Ipswich Town and Leicester City.

Even success in the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Champions League riches accompanying it will struggle to mask their wretched league showing, with the 13-time Premier League winners on course for their lowest points tally since 1930/31.

United's latest setback even left Amorim questioning his own future, with the Portuguese coach revealing he was "embarrassed" by the situation.

"We are losing the feeling that we are a massive club and it's the end of the world to lose a game at home," Amorim said.

"If we are not scared of losing a game as Manchester United and don't have that fear anymore, it is the most dangerous thing a big club can have.

"I'm talking about myself and the culture in the club and the culture in the team. We need to change that.

"It's a decisive moment in the history of the club.

"We need to be really strong in the summer and to be brave because we will not have a next season like this.

"If we start like this, if the feeling is still here, we should give the space to different people."

While the actual Premier League table makes for grim reading, the standings since Amorim filled the United managerial vacancy is even more alarming.

Only Tottenham Hotspur, Ipswich, Leicester and Southampton have accumulated fewer points in the previous six months, while arch rivals Liverpool have achieved twice as many points while playing one game less in that period.

Premier League table since Ruben Amorim's appointment

*Table correct since 10/11/2024

Succeeding Erik ten Hag in November 2024, Amorim's appointment generated renewed optimism on the Old Trafford terraces as many felt the former Sporting CP chief would be able to galvanise an underperforming squad.

There was early promise - a resounding 4-0 success over Everton was backed up by the late dramatics in a derby win over Manchester City at the Etihad - but United have since lost more than half of Amorim's Premier League matches in charge.

Averaging 1.04 points per match is relegation form, while six of United's nine home defeats have been under Amorim's tutelage.

Jaquob Crooke

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