'Not good at anything': Manchester United collect more unwanted records after loss against Chelsea

Manchester United 's misery in the Premier League continued on Friday night. The Red Devils were handed a 1-0 loss by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge which was their 18th loss of the league season, compounding problems for the Ruben Amorim side.

With just 39 points from 37 games, Manchester United sit just two positions above the relegation zone at 16th place.

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Former Man United captain and now a pundit, Roy Keane didn't mince any words in assessing his former club.

🗣️"He looked like he's just come out of the Academy"

Roy Keane was not impressed with Rasmus Hojlund vs Chelsea... pic.twitter.com/PKOFwKfuA8

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“What are the positives with this team?” said Keane on Sky Sports. “You sit up and watch certain teams, and you hang your hat or something. You say they’re really technically very good, they’re fit, they’re brilliant, they’re good at set-pieces. You look at United and go, they’re not really good at anything,” he said.

“The fans, even here tonight, I don’t think the United fans are angry anymore. It’s just an acceptance. Even the manager’s interview there, he’s accepting where they are. Now, obviously, you have to be realistic, but you still want to show emotion and a bit of anger. I think United fans will be going back up the motorway to Manchester tonight going: ‘Oh, that’s what we thought would probably happen.’ And that’s a sad thing to do,” he added.

Despite reaching the final of the Europa League, where they play fellow struggling Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, it has been another forgettable season for once the giants of European football.

0.92 - Ruben Amorim has won 24 points in 26 Premier League games, a points per game ratio of 0.92. This is lower than Paul Jewell's Premier League points per game (0.94), who managed 24 winless games at Derby when they finished on 11 points in 2007-08. Concerning. pic.twitter.com/ncNV2wHUF6

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Keane believes if United don't win the Europa League title, the lure of joining the Old Trafford club will drop further. “If they don’t win (the Europa League final) next week, I think the days of everyone wanting to go to Manchester United are gone. I don’t think there’ll be players looking to sign for Manchester United. That’s gone, that bit of excitement with the club,” he said.

Manchester United and unwanted league records

• For the first time in history, Manchester United have failed to win in 8 consecutive Premier League games
• Manchester United will end the season without winning back-to-back league games for the first time ever
• At 10, Man Utd recorded their fewest wins in a Premier League season
• Currently on 39 points, Man Utd are on course to finishing the season with their lowest points tally
• Man Utd have suffered 18 losses this season, also their most in a Premier League season
• Unless Man Utd score eight goals in their last fixture, they're also going to finish the season with fewest goals scored (42 at the moment)