Ruben Amorim's team officially becomes the worst MU of the Premier League era

Before the match between Newcastle and MU took place, Magpies fans held a ceremony to pay tribute to Kevin Keegan, who turned the team into a force in the Premier League in the mid-1990s.

However, in those years, despite heavy investment and gathering many top stars, Newcastle still could not overthrow the dominance of MU. Even winning in single matches was rare. That is why the glorious 5-0 victory in the 1996/97 season is always remembered by Magpies fans, especially when the DVD of that victory was widely released.

As for MU, they were not too sad because at the end of the 1996/97 season, Sir Alex Ferguson's team still won the championship with 7 points more than the runner-up Newcastle. The Red Devils will also be crowned many more times because in the Sir Alex era, winning the championship has become a habit.

MU suffered their 14th defeat of the season at St James' Park.

After Sunday night, it is not known whether Newcastle will release a commemorative CD of their 4-1 win over MU. Probably not, because they did not beat the champions, but finished 14th in the 2024/25 Premier League table.

There were moments when United looked strong, but only briefly, before being blown away by Newcastle. Eddie Howe’s side always provided intensity and pace in their attacks with purpose, flooding the opposition half and punishing mistakes with efficiency. United simply could not cope, then crumbled under the pressure.

For the players who made up the era of United's dominance, it was clear that the weak performance at St James' Park was hard to accept. Former defender Gary Neville bluntly said that the current United had fallen into a "desperate situation", while former captain Roy Keane commented that the Red Devils were "a weak team both physically and mentally", made up of "braggarts".

The statistics also show that coach Ruben Amorim's team has become the worst MU in the Premier League era. With 6 matches left, even if they win all, the total points at the end of the season will only be 56. This is the lowest number of points earned by the Red Devils in a Premier League season, breaking the terrible record of 58 points set in the 2011/12 season.

Coach Ruben Amorim is creating unforgettable milestones with MU.

With 14 defeats, Amorim's (and partly Ten Hag's) MU also equaled the record for the most defeats in a season (2023/24 season). Another loss would set a new milestone. In addition, 14th place is also an unprecedented low in 33 seasons participating in the Premier League. Previously, they had never finished lower than 8th place.

MU has now scored 38 goals in 32 matches. In the last 6 matches, Bruno Fernandes needs to score at least 11 more goals to avoid breaking the 2015/16 season record, which is the season they scored the fewest goals (49 goals). Otherwise, this is definitely MU's least winning season, having only won 10 matches.

To make the season less miserable, the only way for Amorim and his team is to focus on the second leg of the Europa League 2024/25 quarter-finals against Lyon. This is also the last door that can bring MU to the European Cup next season.

Thanh Hai

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