The Premier League ushered in a battle at the top of the table, with Arsenal and Liverpool drawing to close the gap between the top three of the Premier League to just one point. The last time this happened was in the 08/09 season, when Liverpool led the table with 39 points, followed by Chelsea and Manchester United, who eventually won the title. However, the current situation suggests that it will be difficult for United to repeat that glorious moment as they have amassed just 28 points from 18 games and are eighth in the table. What makes Manchester United fans even more sad is that in the past 18 rounds, Manchester United have only scored 18 goals, but they have been scored 23 goals by their opponents.
Just more goals than Sheffield United at the bottom of the table and 18 fewer than Arsenal at the top of the table, meaning United's performance this season has been tied to the number of goals scored. How is Manchester United's forward line-up performing?Actually, it's not bad, quite the opposite. According to public data from Germany, Manchester United's forward line is star-studded, with Rashford and Hojlen worth more than 50 million euros, and Antony and Garnacho also worth more than 30 million euros. In terms of overall value, Manchester United is as high as 26.8 billion euros, third in the Premier League. However, despite having such a luxurious forward line-up, Manchester United's performance was extremely embarrassing.
Of the 18 goals scored so far, only four have been contributed by strikers, with the remaining 14 goals scored by non-strikers. Of those four goals, Marcus Rashford scored two, while Anthony Martial and Garnacho each scored one. In other words, in 18 games, the value is as high as 2The €6.8 billion luxury striker has contributed just four goals, which is even worse than the relegation team. To add insult to injury, United are currently the only top-10 team with a negative goal difference. When Manchester United's performance was sluggish, ** and some fans began to compare Ronaldo's data for the same period with the current Manchester United. According to official Manchester United figures, Ronaldo made 30 appearances and scored 18 goals in his final season.
That's on par with the number of goals scored in the first 18 games for the entire United squad so far. To add insult to injury, United bought Weghorst and Hojlen as his replacements after Cristiano Ronaldo's departure, however, according to official figures, both players have now scored zero goals in 31 games. Looking at the stats alone, it is clear that the decision at the top of the hierarchy was a very big mistake. United fans have expressed their disappointment that they don't know what Ten Hag thinks now in such a situation, but of course he will certainly insist that his choice is not wrong.
Some fans even complained that they don't know why a person who can help the team score goals will become a factor in the team's disunity, is it because everyone doesn't score, only he scores?Or is it because everyone went to rest, and he chose to practice on his own?Or because he was able to take every opportunity and help the team win, while others always struggled to open a goal account!Indeed, scoring goals hurts the team!