Ruben Amorim thought he was taking charge of one of the world's biggest football teams when he accepted the role of head coach at Manchester United in November. But now that he has seen behind the curtain at Old Trafford,

It's either part of some high-stakes 10-dimensional strategy we cannot fathom or signs of a man with a kamikaze pilot approach to emotional restraint.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has labeled his side the “worst team” in the club’s history after yet another chastening Premier League defeat on Sunday.

Current position of United in the 20-team Premier League after 21 of 38 games. With 26 points, United is closer to the relegation zone than the European qualification places and on course for its lowest finish in the Premier League era (since 1992), which is eighth last year.

After another chastening day at Old Trafford, Amorim’s United may be performing worse, relative to their salaries and price tags, than almost any other team ever

The worst Manchester United team ever. It was some claim by Ruben Amorim after his shambolic collection of under-achievers failed yet again to deliver anything approaching a performance against Brighton on Sunday.

MANCHESTER, England — Ruben Amorim delivered a withering assessment of his Manchester United team after its latest loss, admitting it might be the “worst” side in the club's storied history. United fell to a 10th Premier League defeat of the season on Sunday, losing 3-1 to Brighton at Old Trafford.

Ruben Amorim called his Manchester United side “maybe the worst team in the history” of the club after they fell to yet another defeat in the Premier League, this time at the hands of Brighton & Hove Albion.

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