Carrick backs Diogo Dalot after Old Trafford boos: 'He gives everything'

The numbers reflect the scale of the disaster. United have been unable to win nine of their ten matches, and are currently on a run of eight consecutive games without a victory. They have also conceded 19 goals, marking their worst record yet across the 10 opening match days, as well as the first time they have come this far without managing to keep a single clean sheet.

On the attacking front, they are also struggling to find solutions: they have only scored in six matches, matching their worst record in the Premier League dating back to the 2024/2025 campaign. An array of negative records that explains their place in the relegation zone.

It has been a historic milestone, for the worse. Manchester United had not been in the relegation zone since 1986. Forty years later the Red Devils find themselves staring into the abyss.