Coach Ruben Amorim in danger

MU's defeat to Wolverhampton was a huge slap in the face to coach Ruben Amorim, as this is also a team struggling at the bottom of the Premier League table and has just replaced coach Gary O'Neil with Vítor Pereira. But the opponent changed generals to change fortunes, while the "Red Devils" are sinking deeper and deeper into crisis.

Coach Ruben Amorim is being questioned about his ability to revive MU.

When he first arrived at MU and debuted with a magnificent 4-0 victory over Everton, the Portuguese coach suddenly predicted: "The storm is coming, we will be revealed as a very unstable team in the next few matches."

Since then, MU has suffered 5 defeats in 22 days in all competitions. In the Premier League, besides the win over Everton, there was also an unstable 2-1 win over Man City. MU has lost all 4 of the last 5 matches and is currently in 14th place with 22 points.

MU is only 8 points ahead of Leicester in the group of 3 teams relegated. While their next 3 matches are difficult when they meet the teams in the top 5 such as Newcastle and Liverpool, then Southampton at the bottom of the table in January 2025. Besides, MU also has the 3rd round match of FA Cup against Arsenal on 12/1/2025.

In this situation, the future of coach Ruben Amorim is really in danger when many questions are raised, is he the right person to lead MU? Or does this coach have enough prestige and trust to make a real revolution to revive the giant team in Manchester, or is it just a series of mistakes of the team's owners?

"I will continue with my idea until the end," coach Ruben Amorim emphasized after MU lost to Wolverhampton. Meanwhile, regarding striker Rashford being left out of the squad for 4 consecutive matches, the Portuguese coach said vaguely: "Has Rashford's situation changed? If he is not here... you can understand the decision. It is always the same reason. We have to be professionals, guys like that. If I lose, I have to be stronger."

The unstoppable decline has left MU in the relegation race.

According to AS (Spain): "With the current situation, MU's average score of only 1.22 points per match in the Premier League, they will only achieve 46 points at the end of the season. This will be MU's lowest total score since the 1978-1979 season. With this score, they will definitely stay in the league, or stand in a higher position in the bottom half of the rankings. But this will be a disastrous end for MU. Their ambition is to be in the top 4 to participate in the Champions League".

Man City is 14 points behind Liverpool

On the same day, Man City continued their poor run of form when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Everton at home. In this match, striker Erling Haaland also missed a penalty, costing the "Man City" 2 points. This result has seen Man City win only 1 of their last 13 matches, draw 3 and lose 9 matches in all competitions.

With 28 points after 18 matches, Man City dropped to 8th place, 14 points behind Liverpool (who beat Leicester 3-1) at the top of the rankings. Meanwhile, Newcastle beat Aston Villa 3-0 to move up to 5th place. Chelsea lost 1-2 to Fulham and are still in 2nd place, but have been closed in by Nottingham Forest (who beat Tottenham 1-0) with a gap of only 1 point (35 compared to 34).

Meanwhile, Liverpool with 42 points and 1 match left in hand is far ahead of all opponents, increasing the gap to 7 points, becoming the brightest candidate to win the Premier League championship in the 2024-2025 season.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/xuong-doc-khong-phanh-mu-roi-vao-nhom-dua-tru-hang-hlv-ruben-amorim-lam-nguy-185241227083848141.htm