Man United's 5 worst defeats at home in the post-Sir Alex era

December 11, 2023

After only 3 days since their convincing victory over Chelsea, Manchester United disappointed their fans with a loss to bottom-of-table club Bournemouth right at Old Trafford.

The defeat caused Erik ten Hag's team to fall to 6th place in the rankings with 27 points, 6 points behind 4th ranked team Manchester City and 10 points behind top team Liverpool.

But having to accept a weak defeat right at Old Trafford against a club that is inferior in every aspect like Bournemouth will certainly make it difficult for Man United fans to "swallow".

So, in addition to the unforgettable memory last Saturday night, what nightmares has the Theater of Dreams had to endure since Sir Alex Ferguson said goodbye to the team?

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5. Bournemouth, 0-3; (December 9, 2023)

The Red Devils entered the encounter in round 16 of the Premier League with absolute confidence, having just defeated Chelsea 2-1 a few days ago. In addition, Man United also just won a hat-trick of individual titles in November in the Premier League (Harry Maguire received the title of Best Player of the Month, Alejandro Garnacho won the Best Goal of the Month award and coach Ten Hag was awarded Honored as the best coach of the month).
However, Man United showed a strange disappointment even though they only had to face the club ranked 16th on the rankings. Ten Hag's team faced many difficulties because of Bournemouth's high-level close play. At the same time, individual mistakes caused more than 10,000 home team fans to leave early even though the match had not ended.

4. Swansea City, 1-2, (August 16, 2014)

After taking over Man United from predecessor David Moyes, coach Louis van Gaal helped the Red Devils get off to an impressive start in their pre-season tour with 7 consecutive victories, including a 3-1 victory over Real Madrid was in the US even though in that summer transfer window, Man United had to say goodbye to veteran names like Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra and Rio Ferdinand.

However, entering the first match at Old Trafford in the regular season, Van Gaal's team was doused with "cold water" by the weaker club, Swansea City, with a 1-2 defeat. This is the first time Man United has suffered defeat in the opening home match of a season since 1972.

3. Tottenham Hotspur, 1-6 (October 4, 2020)

Despite scoring the opening goal in the second minute on a penalty kick from Bruno Fernandes, Anthony Martial's disastrous red card in the 28th minute after a cold hit with Erik Lamela made things get out of control for Ole teachers and students. Gunnar Solskjaer.

The rest of the match was the performance of the Rooster duo Harry Kane and Son Heung-min with a double for each.

After this loss, the Old Trafford team fell to 16th place but had a spectacular "transformation" afterward to finish in 2nd place at the end of the season.

2. Liverpool, 0-3 (March 16, 2014) and Man City, 0-3 (March 25, 2014)

Under coach David Moyes, Man United fans had to go through two consecutive nightmares against two great rivals in England.

In just one week, the Red Devils were defeated by Liverpool and Man City right at home as the defending Premier League champions.
After 2 failures in 1 month, David Moyes was officially fired by the club's board of directors because of his poor achievements.

1. Liverpool, 0-5 (October 24, 2021)

The Red Devils' severe disappointment after losing to Liverpool can be described by Solskjaer's bitter words after the match.

“We signed new players in the summer and waited to see how Man United could resist against one of the strongest clubs in the world today,” the Norwegian strategist said on The Athletic. after the match. “I think the players were ready for the fact that we looked extremely weak. We had a chance to turn the game around but we couldn't take advantage of it. I made a mistake, Firmino on Liverpool's side could make my coaching career at Man United end right after this match."

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