MANCHESTER UNITED will tuck into their Christmas turkey boasting their worst league record in 30 YEARS – with their appalling record against teams outside the top six to blame.
The Red Devils have picked up just 25 points from their 18 Premier League games this season.
Man Utd have their fewest Premier League points since 1989 – when Back to the Future II and Band Aid II were top of their respective charts
Man Utd’s record against non-Big Six sides is the reason for their awful season
And they ensured they went into the festive period feeling blue by slipping to a 2-0 defeat against Watford – a result which has epitomised their season.
United have been unbeatable against the Big Six this season – winning three and losing NONE of their five games.
In fact, the Old Trafford club are the only team to take a point of rampant league-leaders Liverpool this season.
But their record against the lesser teams is abysmal – having won just THREE of their 13 games, losing five.
Wins over rivals – and reigning champions – Manchester City and Tottenham within a four-day period are blended with awful losses at the hands of the Hornets and Bournemouth.
Man Utd have their lowest points tally at Christmas since 1989
Simply put, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must find a way to rally his troops for every match – not just the so-called big games.
After all, United are hardly troubling the top-four spots this season and must realise games against the likes of Sheffield United and Wolves are more their speed in 2019-20.
Now, both Solskjaer and the players will be forced to endure a blue Christmas, languishing in eighth position – their joint-lowest in Premier League history on December 25.
Their woeful tally of 25 points is also their lowest since 1989 (22 pts).
Even in the atrocious season under David Moyes United earned 28 points.
How the world looked at Christmas in 1989
- First ever episode of The Simpsons aired
- Band Aid II was No1 in the charts
- Back To The Future Part II was top movie
- Crocodile Dundee was watched by 22m people on BBC One
- Nintendo Game Boy was the most-popular toy
- Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister
- World’s most expensive footballer is Ruud Gullit at £6m
- Cost of a pint of beer is just 96p
Man Utd lack a clinical edge, they lack a dynamic midfielder, they lack at least three superstars and even their “world-class” goalkeeper, David De Gea, is letting them down now.
But above all else, United lack the gritty edge, team-first, win at all costs mentality that was so apparent under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Most worryingly, it seems there is no other manager who could rescue the Red Devils from their current plight…
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
