Since the start of this season, Manchester United's highest achievement has been a draw against Fulham. In the Premier League, Manchester United finished 16th. And in the EFL Cup, they even lost to a small club, Grimsby Town F.C., a top-four finisher in Football League 2.
This is truly embarrassing.
They even drew in the EFL Cup, but ultimately lost on penalties. And it was a 12-11 goals. This is truly, truly bizarre.
Now that Manchester United is out of the Champions League and will focus on the English Premier League, they certainly should have aimed for the best possible result in the Cup as well. Losing to a fourth-division team right at the start is a huge blow to Amorim’s reputation. It shows that the team is currently not competitive, this is a weak opponent they should have beaten comfortably, yet they barely managed a draw, and then lost in a long penalty shootout. I don’t even know what to say, it seems the team’s spirit is very low right now, and it looks like Amorim is unable to fix it.