Man United Premier League Analysis: 16th Place, 7 Points After 8 Games
Man United are 16th in the Premier League with 7 points from 8 games (1W 4D 3L) and a goal difference of -3.
Season at a glance
They trail the leaders Man City by 14 points, and are 8 points behind fourth place.
They are 2 points above bottom-placed Sunderland.
Man United's season marks: biggest wins 5-2 at home and - away; heaviest defeats 0-3 at home and 2-0 away; a best winning run of 1; a longest losing run of 1.
Against top-half opponents Man United have 0W 1D 2L (0.33 points per game from 3 games); against the bottom half it is 1W 3D 1L (1.2 per game from 5).
Attack
Man United have scored 10 goals (1.25 per game), the 10th-best attack in the Premier League. The league average is 1.39 per team per game, so they sit 10% below it. They failed to score in 3 of 8 games. They average 1.5 goals per home game and 1.0 per away game.
Defence
They have conceded 13 (1.62 per game), the 14th-best defence, with 0 clean sheets in 8 games. Clean sheets: 0 at home and 0 away. They concede 1.8 per home game and 1.5 per away game.
When the goals come
Man United's 10 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 61-75 (4 goals); 8 (80%) came after half-time and 3 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 31-45 (3 of 13 goals), including 4 after the 75th minute.
Tactics and discipline
Man United's most used formations: 4-2-3-1 (8 games).
Man United have collected 16 yellow and 0 red cards and converted 1 of 1 penalties.
Home and away
Man United have 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats at home (4 points from 4 games, 1.0 per game), scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.75 per game. They kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score in 2 of those 4.
Man United have 0 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat away from home (3 points from 4 games, 0.75 per game), scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.5 per game. They kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score in 1 of those 4.
Form and streaks
Man United's last 5 results in the Premier League, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 0-3 vs Bournemouth (13th, L); 1-1 at Leeds (7th, D); 1-1 vs Tottenham (14th, D); 1-1 at Fulham (15th, D); 0-1 vs Man City (1st, L). That is 3 points from a possible 15, with 3 goals scored and 7 conceded.
Current streaks for Man United: 6 games without a win.
Squad leaders
Man United's league contributors: goals - B. Mbeumo 4, Bruno Fernandes 3, Matheus Cunha 1; assists - Matheus Cunha 2, L. Shaw 1, Bruno Fernandes 1.
Highest average ratings among regulars (270+ minutes): K. Mainoo 7.32, B. Mbeumo 7.02, Y. Tielemans 7.01.
Workload and impact: most minutes - H. Maguire (720), B. Mbeumo (720); most key passes - Bruno Fernandes (16); most tackles and interceptions - Diogo Dalot (22); goalkeeper S. Lammens has made 22 saves; most yellow cards - H. Maguire (3).
Strengths and weaknesses
Man United's weaker areas: 18th in the league for away points per game (0.75); 19th in the league for points from the last five games (3 points).
The schedule ahead
Next up: at Chelsea (5th), vs Aston Villa (9th), at Liverpool (4th). The average league position of those opponents is 6.0, a demanding run.
Outlook
At 0.88 points per game, a full 38-game season would end near 33 points, and at 1.25 goals per game near 48 goals. That is a projection from the current rate, not a prediction.
