Difficulty in Ruben Amorim’s first 5 Premier League games at Man Utd

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim faces a daunting Premier League record in his first five games in charge.

Having been appointed as Erik ten Hag’s permanent successor earlier this month and serving a notice period with Sporting CP, Amorim has started working at the training ground this week before taking on Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Sunday afternoon.

After the trip to Suffolk, united December kicks off with Everton at Old Trafford for Amorim’s first home game. The difficulty then increases with trips to Arsenal and Manchester City either side of a visit from in-form Nottingham Forest.

to choose analysis has given United’s fixture list an average opponent rating of 90.8. Only six clubs are considered to have a more difficult run of fixtures over the same period, which includes Manchester City, who as well as facing United will also face Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Forest and Crystal Palace.

The toughest fixture list of any team belongs to the bottom club Southamptonwhose next five games are against Liverpool, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Tottenham. At the other end of the spectrum, Brighton are the most favorable set of immediate games, facing Bournemouth, Southampton, Fulham, Leicester City and Crystal Palace.

Both Amorim and United fans will be eager to see a winning start to this reign. Results improved under Ruud van Nistelrooy’s spell as interim bossbeating Leicester (twice) and PAOK in three different competitions, as well as drawing with Chelsea.

In Portugal, Amorim’s Sporting CP won 11 matches on the bounce in the Primeira Liga to start the new season. They also demolished Manchester City in the Champions League, a statement result who came after his appointment at Old Trafford.

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