Manchester United’s horrifying run in the English Premier League 2024/25 continues. United was thrashed 3-0 at home by Bournemouth for the second consecutive season in the Premier League. Extending Ruben Amorim’s tumultuous start at Old Trafford. Championship contender Chelsea was held to a 0-0 draw at Everton on Sunday. The confidence that might have been inspired by a late-gasp 2-1 derby win at Manchester City last weekend.
It has vanished for the Red Devils, who fell 4-3 at Tottenham in the English League Cup quarterfinals on Thursday before losing to Bournemouth by the same score as a year ago. Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert, and Antoine Semenyo scored for the visitors from the south coast as they rose to fifth place in the rankings, lowering Manchester City, the troubled reigning champion to seventh place after 16 matches.
Since Amorim’s first match in charge, a draw against Ipswich on November 24, United have won four and lost four in all competitions under the Portuguese coach, who rested Marcus Rashford for the third consecutive game. United is currently in 13th place and will be in the bottom half of the standings at Christmas for the first time since the 1989-90 season. A win at Everton would have put Chelsea ahead of Liverpool.
Manchester United’s Problems Aren’t Tactical
However, a 0-0 tie broke the team’s eight-match winning streak in all competitions, allowing Liverpool to go four points clear if they beat Tottenham later Sunday. Amorim has frequently accepted responsibility for United’s recent poor play but defended his record after another humiliating setback in which his team created an expected goal tally of 2.26 but failed to overcome Bournemouth goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Amorim said “The responsibility is on me, not on Carlos or anyone. We are a team in good moments, and bad moments, we have a way of doing things. The team has to improve. We have to score our goals and not concede so many goals. When we start the game, we are already anxious. Everybody in the stadium. It’s tough for them (supporters) but we are fighting through.”
