Manchester United Draw 1-1 Against Chelsea, Get WORST League Start In 40 Years

Manchester United have fallen from graces in recent years. y have struggled in all of competitions y have played. After giving multiple chances to ir manr, Manchester United fired Erik ten Hag and have signed Ruben Amorim as ir new manr. Manchester United finished ir big match against Chelsea with a 1-1 draw. As United only walked away with only one point from match, y w sit at 13th in league standings. 

This has been Manchester United's worst league start in past 40 years. 

Manchester United Get ir Worst League Start In 40 Years 

A tumultuous week for Manchester United ended with a 1-1 draw against Chelsea and unwanted statistic that club has made its worst league start for almost 40 years.

Moises Caicedo’s stunning long-range volley secured a point for Chelsea and left United on 12 points which Opta, Premier League’s stats supplier, said was its lowest after 10 games since 1986-87 season.

That was year Alex Ferguson was hired and went on to lead club to a period of unprecedented success, winning 13 Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues.

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United fans will have to hope that is a good omen after Erik ten Hag was fired this week and replaced by Ruben Amorim.

“Whenever you see a manr go you have to take some of blame on yourself, it is because team is t doing so well,” United captain Bru Fernandes said Sunday. “I spoke to manr (Ten Hag) and apologized to him. I was disappointed he has gone and I tried to help him.” 

Fernandes fired United ahead from penalty spot in 70th minute against Chelsea as interim head coach Ruud van Nistelrooy looked to win back-to-back games during his temporary reign, having beaten Leicester 5-2 in League Cup on Wednesday. 

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But in front of watching Olivia Rodrigo, Caicedo’s strike from edge of box four minutes later ensured points were shared.

“I think we did most difficult thing in this stadium against this team ... we were down and we came back immediately,” Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca said. 

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Chelsea moved up to fourth in standings, ahead of Arsenal on goal difference, while United is six points behind in 13th and playing catchup in race for Champions League qualification.

Tottenham beat Aston Villa 4-1 earlier in day.

Ten Hag was fired on Monday and while Amorim has been confirmed as his replacement, he does t take charge until v. 11.

Van Nistelrooy is holding reins until n and for a short while was making top-flight manment look relatively simple.

Fernandes’ penalty put United in sight of a win that would have moved it to within four points of top four. That was until Caicedo’s strike.

“I am disappointed we didn’t win, we had better of chances in game but overall performance was fantastic. y left ir all out re on pitch,” Van Nistelrooy said.

Dutchman’s future is unclear once Amorim takes over. But he has two games - against PAOK Salonika in Europa League and Leicester in league - until he hands over to new head coach.

“We’ll be backing him (Amorim) and helping m to get Manchester United to where we want it to be,” Van Nistelrooy said. 

(With AP Inputs)