Since the beginning of the season, MU has always lost to the Big 6. Coach Ten Hag’s team can often only find joy when facing teams that are not highly rated. According to the current Premier League rankings, all of their victories took place against teams in the bottom half of the rankings. It is worth mentioning that this problem does not only occur in the 2023–24 season.

 

According to statistics from The Sun newspaper, of the total 99 points in the Premier League that MU won under coach Ten Hag, up to 75 points came from encounters with teams in the lower half of the rankings. Not only that, Sky Sports TV channel also reported that MU under Ten Hag played extremely poorly when away against the top 9 Premier League teams. They lost 10 matches, drew 1 match and never knew victory.

Looking at MU’s upcoming opponent, Chelsea, they are even having a more serious period of decline than coach Ten Hag’s team. However, things recently seem to be looking much better for “The Blues”. The past 4 Premier League rounds have seen coach Pochettino’s team earn 7 points. Most impressive was the draw with Man City with a score of 4-4.

 

The spirit of Chelsea players is currently completely different from MU. The red half of Manchester has the advantage of playing at Old Trafford’s home ground, but that doesn’t mean too much. They have lost 3 out of 7 home matches in the current Premier League season.

 

It can be seen that the statistics are actually against MU. If they continue to lose, the top 4 will become even more distant for the “Red Devils”.