Amorim's Man Utd Meltdown: Breaking Records for All the Wrong Reasons

After 14 months at the helm, Ruben Amorim has left his position as Manchester United's head coach.

His unexpected departure concludes what stands as one of the most turbulent spells in Premier League history. Throughout his tenure, Amorim appeared constantly under threat of dismissal as both results and displays hit unprecedented depths.

Below is an examination of the damning statistics that will characterize Amorim's period in charge of United.

Complete Record

Amorim's spell at United encompassed 63 matches in total across all tournaments, with more than one-third resulting in losses.

The manager did just about secure more victories (25) than defeats (23), with these narrow margins highlighted by United scoring merely eight more goals than they allowed under the controversial leader.

However, when examining Amorim's Premier League record exclusively, the picture becomes more concerning.

Amorim secured only 15 victories from 47 Premier League encounters, suffering 19 losses and recording 13 stalemates.

These outcomes produced merely 58 points and a points-per-match average of 1.23—the poorest of any United boss in the Premier League era. The previous holder of this dubious distinction, Ralf Rangnick, achieved 1.54.

Having conceded 72 goals, Amorim also concludes with a Premier League goal difference of -6.

Success Rate

United enjoyed the services of one of football's all-time great managers in Sir Alex Ferguson, but their path over the 13 years following his retirement has been turbulent, to put it mildly.

Figures like Erik ten Hag and David Moyes have endured significant criticism and mockery for their apparent difficulties during their Old Trafford reigns. Both, nevertheless, succeeded in winning over 50% of their matches across all competitions. This cannot be claimed for Amorim.

Amorim's success rate of 39.68% stands as significantly the worst of any United manager since Ferguson, falling considerably below the 50.98% Moyes achieved in his 51 matches during the 2013–14 campaign.

Most Featured Players

Unsurprisingly, Bruno Fernandes tops the appearance charts across all competitions during Amorim's reign, concluding his tenure with 58 outings.

One could argue that no individual player has been as crucial to any team during Fernandes's Premier League career as the midfielder has been himself. He served as a beacon under Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Erik ten Hag and, yet again, maintained that status throughout Amorim's time.

Wing-back Diogo Dalot (54) clearly thrived under Amorim's 3-4-2-1 formation, recording one more appearance than third-placed Leny Yoro (53). Fellow wing-back Noussair Mazraoui ranks fourth with 49.

Remarkably matching Mazraoui on 49 appearances under Amorim is midfielder Manuel Ugarte. Acquired amid considerable excitement in 2024, the Uruguayan eventually lost favor but a clear shortage of alternatives ensured continued selection for Ugarte.

Leading Goalscorers

Fernandes topped the scoring charts with 20 goals under Amorim, whose difficulty in finding consistent goalscoring solutions is exposed by those trailing the midfielder in these rankings.

Young winger Amad Diallo stands as the sole other player to reach double digits under Amorim, finishing with 10 goals to his credit.

Rasmus Højlund's tally of eight goals in 40 matches failed to persuade Amorim to retain the Danish striker, who achieved that same number in half as many appearances for Napoli under Antonio Conte.

Eight goals matches the output of Joshua Zirkzee who, similar to Højlund, found himself heading for the exit after failing to impress Amorim.

Though Amorim criticized United's transfer business until his final day, they merit recognition for securing Bryan Mbeumo, who completes the top five with seven goals in 17 matches.

Negative Milestones

Amorim required little time to begin establishing unwanted records at United.

In December 2024, he became the fastest United manager to accumulate four Premier League losses, reaching that mark in merely 10 matches. He also became the first to lose five of his opening 10 games across all competitions since 1932.

By the conclusion of the 2024–25 season, during which Amorim oversaw approximately half the campaign, United completed their inaugural season without recording consecutive victories—they had to wait until October 2025 to experience successive wins.

That campaign also concluded with United establishing records for fewest victories (10), lowest goal tally (42), minimum points total (39) and most losses (17).

As the 2025–26 season commenced, Amorim became the quickest manager in Premier League history to reach 15 defeats, sealing this fate in just his 28th league fixture.

He departed with one final negative achievement. The 1–1 stalemate with Leeds United that concluded his tenure marked the first occasion United have endured 15 consecutive away matches without a clean sheet in Premier League history.