{"id":1397808,"date":"2025-09-05T11:36:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&#038;p=1397808"},"modified":"2025-09-05T15:12:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:12:31","slug":"tactical-analysis-man-utd-start-new-season-amorim","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/tactical-analysis-man-utd-start-new-season-amorim\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd analysis: Why there is reason for optimism under Ruben Amorim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Manchester United identified an area that required improvement and justifiably sought to rectify it in the transfer window.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no secret that Man Utd struggled in the final third last season &#8212; under both Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim. The Red Devils scored just 44 league goals, the fifth-fewest in the Premier League. Only the relegated trio and Everton scored fewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee both routinely fluffed their lines in front of goal. The duo combined for just seven goals as Man Utd laboured to their worst ever Premier League finish. 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And they were a Bruno Fernandes penalty miss away from all the spoils at Fulham last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admittedly Man Utd were incredibly fortunate to claim victory against Burnley ahead of the international break. Fernandes this time made no mistake from the spot late on to down the Clarets in a 3-2 home win. On paper, it\u2019s hardly been the perfect start to the campaign for Amorim and his men. But to head into the international break with a first three points on the board is a confidence boost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That being said, Man Utd&#8217;s underlying numbers in the opening weeks of the season shows a clear improvement. Their attack was routinely criticised, and deservedly so. But the early season performances suggests it\u2019s only a matter of time before Man Utd truly find their rhythm under Amorim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Manchester United&#39;s attacking stats compared to other Premier League sides across the opening three games this season:<br><br>\u25c9 Highest xG (6.78)<br>\u25c9 Most touches in opp. box (99)\u00a0<br>\u25c9 Most shots (58)<br>\u25c9 Most shots in the box (44)\u00a0<br>\u25ce 2nd most shots on target (16)\u00a0<br><br>But they have the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Uat5CgxVjO\">pic.twitter.com\/Uat5CgxVjO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1963530229348979042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With a first full pre-season under his belt, Amorim has finally been able to really translate his ideas across to his players. It may be a small sample size, but Man Utd&#8217;s 2025-26 outings are encouraging to say the least. While they have scored just four league goals, they have generated the highest Expected Goals haul (6.78) in the division. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A critique of Man Utd last season was their inability to routinely put their chances away. Their xG underperformance was among the highest in the league. But the fact they are carving out the opportunities is a positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much of that is again down to Fernandes. The Man Utd captain ranks top for chances created (12) in the Premier League this season. Last season, there was a fairly sizeable gap between the Portugal international and Man Utd second-most creative player last season. But that isn\u2019t the case this time around. Summer signing Mbeumo currently places third for chances created in the league on nine. Leeds United&#8217;s Anton Stach (10) is sandwiched between the pair. This is key for a number of reasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, Man Utd have a creator to help take some of the pressure off Fernandes. With Fernandes also operating in a deeper central midfield role and Mbeumo in the one of the two No.10 spots, Amorim is able to call upon two creators in different areas of the pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a core reason behind Man Utd ranking top for touches inside the opposition box (99), shots (58) and shots inside the opposition box (44). They also place second for shots on target (16). New signing Cunha is averaging more shots (3 to 2.8) and shots on target per 90 (2.2 to 1.6) this season than he was last, while his shot accuracy has also risen from 55% to 71.43%. It\u2019s a similar story for Mbeumo, who has also seen an increase on these three metrics.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='vccm vccm-compare'data-compare=\"vGsgaxASCIB2sb8XYRu8C\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Throw new signing Benjamin Sesko into the mix, and once the trio develop that understanding, Man Utd should prove a far more testing proposition than they were in the 2024-25 campaign. The elephant in the room, however, remains the failure to consistently hit the back of the net. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Man Utd presently have the fifth worst conversion rate (6.9%) in the Premier League. Including blocked shots, Man Utd have the worst shot conversion rate of any ever-present Premier League side since Amorim took charge last November (8.33%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neutrals may be revelling in a sub-par start from Man Utd, particularly given the outlay on the frontline. But their beginning to the season has been promising even if their points haul and position don\u2019t reflect their performances in the opening weeks. 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