Manchester United’s 2023 is the third-worst in their history

Manchester United will undoubtedly want to swiftly forget 2023, which has proven to be one of the most unsuccessful in the club’s history. The start of the 2023/2024 season for Erik ten Hag’s team has been disappointing to say the least and the defeat to Nottingham Forest (1-2) on Saturday evening further soured the mood for the Red Devils.

This particular loss was the ninth since the beginning of the campaign in the Premier League, and it occurred after only 20 rounds. United had suffered as many defeats in the entire previous season. For the first time since the distant 1989/1990 season, the Red Devils have lost so many times in the first 20 matches of the league, setting an unwanted record in the Premier League in its current format (established on May 27, 1992).

Manchester United’s December record:

🏟️ 8 games
✅ 2 wins
🤝 1 draw
❌ 5 defeats
⚽ 6 goals scored
🥅 12 goals conceded

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Disastrous month. 😶 pic.twitter.com/i7y8e7odIe

— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) December 30, 2023

In the calendar 2023 alone, Manchester United suffered 21 defeats in all competitions. Only three times in their history has the team experienced more losses in the January-December period – in 1930 (28 losses), 1972 (25 losses), and the year 1921 (24 losses).