{"id":1374812,"date":"2025-02-25T15:04:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1374812"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:36:07","slug":"ruben-amorim-damning-stats-man-utd","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/ruben-amorim-damning-stats-man-utd\/","title":{"rendered":"The shocking Premier League table and damning stats behind Ruben Amorim’s start as Man Utd manager"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ruben Amorim’s time as Manchester United<\/a> manager has been a baptism of fire so far and it isn’t getting any easier after a 0-0 draw with Everton.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was always going to be a hard task for Amorim when he replaced Erik ten Hag, given the amount of work that needs doing at Old Trafford. But nobody would have expected Amorim’s start to be so bad.<\/p>\n

With 12 games left of the season, Man Utd sit 15th in the Premier League<\/a>. They’re closer in points to the relegation zone<\/a> (13) than they are the top four<\/a> (14) and have lost a whopping 12 of their 25 games so far.<\/p>\n

While Ten Hag will also take his portion of the blame for a poor start to the campaign, Amorim has to accept responsibilities. As the table below shows, if we were to just look at the Premier League since Amorim took charge of Man Utd, the Red Devils would be 17th, with only the three promoted clubs possessing a worse record.<\/p>\n

So we’ve decided to take a look at some other damning stats from Amorim’s Man Utd reign so far.<\/p>\n

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Low scorers<\/h2>\n

Goals have been a problem for Man Utd all season, with the Red Devils scoring just 30 in the Premier League so far. In Amorim’s 15 games in charge, they’ve scored 18, averaging 1.2 per match.<\/p>\n

That alone should be pretty worrying, when some of their so-called Big Six rivals have been scoring for fun. Liverpool<\/a> are averaging 2.37 goals per game, Arsenal<\/a> 1.96 and Manchester City<\/a> 2.0<\/p>\n

Instead, Man Utd’s current peers are the relegation-battling teams. Only West Ham<\/a> (17), Southampton, <\/a>Ipswich Town<\/a> (12) and Leicester City<\/a> (11) have scored fewer Premier League goals than Man Utd during Amorim’s reign.<\/p>\n

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Poor shot placement<\/h2>\n

Shot placement ratio measures the difference between Expected Goals and xG on Target. The higher the shot placement ratio, the more your finishing improves your chances of scoring — based on where you’re placing your shots.<\/p>\n

Accuracy has been Man Utd’s biggest problem. The Red Devils have hit the target with just 59 of their 190 shots in the Premier League under Amorim. That means the Red Devils have a shot placement ratio of just 0.84 – the second worst in the division since Amorim’s arrival after bottom-placed Southampton with 0.83.<\/p>\n

For example, Salah has a shot placement ratio of 1.25 in the Premier League this season. His xG of 20.05 turns into 24.99 xGOT, with Salah improving his chances of scoring based on where he is placing his shots. Chris Wood is another to show expert finishing this season, with a shot placement ratio of 1.38, improving his 10.42 xG to 14.38 xGOT.<\/p>\n

When you compare that to the likes of Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee, you can see where United are struggling. Hojlund has managed an xGOT of just 2.77 and two goals from his 21 appearances, Zirkzee scoring just three goals from an xG of 3.8 across his 26 appearances.<\/p>\n

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Overreliance on Diallo<\/h2>\n

Sticking with the theme of goals, Man Utd have been too reliant on Amad Diallo to both score and assist. And that’s just been made even worse given Diallo’s season-ending injury.<\/p>\n

Now, Diallo has been excellent under Amorim, arguably Man Utd’s best player. He’s been directly involved in nine league goals since Amorim took charge, scoring five and assisting four. That’s 50% of Man Utd’s total league goals coming through one player.<\/p>\n

Only six players have been directly involved in more goals in the Premier League since Amorim took charge. And Diallo is in good company too, chasing the likes of Alexander Isak, Erling Haaland and, of course, Mo Salah.<\/p>\n

Back at Man Utd Bruno Fernandes is second behind Diallo with seven goal involvements, before two players on three. One of those is also out for the season (Lisandro Martinez) and the other is currently on loan at Aston Villa<\/a> (Marcus Rashford). So Man Utd’s currently available players with Premier League goal involvements under Amorim are Fernandes (seven), Joshua Zirkzee (two), Rasmus Hojlund (one) and Manuel Ugarte (one). That’s it.<\/p>\n

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Slow starters<\/h2>\n

Another season-long problem for Man Utd, that has continued under Amorim, is their slow starts. The Red Devils have scored just nine first-half goals in the Premier League this season. Only Leicester (seven) have scored fewer.<\/p>\n

When you restrict that to Amorim’s reign, Man Utd’s numbers drop down to just five first-half goals. Again it’s only Leicester (three) who have fared worse. This comes down to poor accuracy once again. In the first half, Man Utd have hit the target with just 20 of their 83 shots. While the 83 shots places Man Utd around mid-table, the 20 shots on target is second-worst.<\/p>\n

If games during Amorim’s time in charge of Man Utd ended at half-time, the Red Devils would have picked up 10 points from 15 games. Man Utd have been behind at half-time in six games, and failed to score on 11 occasions.<\/p>\n

The Red Devils have also conceded the opening goal in 11 of their 15 Premier League games under Amorim. For fairness, they have gained eight points from losing positions under Amorim, the third-best record during his reign.<\/p>\n

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Defensive errors<\/h2>\n

Man Utd are by no means the most error-strewn team in the Premier League. They’re just very costly with the errors they make.<\/p>\n

Only two teams have made fewer errors leading to shots in the Premier League than Man Utd under Amorim, currently sitting at nine. But only four teams have made more errors leading to goals than Man Utd’s six under Amorim.<\/p>\n

That’s 66% of Man Utd’s defensive errors leading to a goal, the worst record in the Premier League since Amorim took charge. Andre Onana has been the worst suspect for errors, with all three leading to goals.\u00a0Across the Premier League as a whole, no player has made more errors leading to goals than Onana since Amorim took charge. The Man Utd goalkeeper is tied on three alongside Southampton defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis.<\/p>\n

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