Man Utd’s worst seasons in Premier League history

“You know, this is Manchester United Football Club we’re talking about here.”

Pundits and commentators alike have seemingly been left in a perpetual state of shock regarding the demise of a grand insitution. Manchester United were the team for a generation.

Led by Sir Alex Ferguson for over two decades and inspired by many talents that grew up Manchester lads, United were the gold standard that their competitors aspired to be.

However, nothing has ever been quite the same since Fergie’s retirement in 2013. Sure, there have been subdued peaks, but the troughs have largely outweighed any periods of optimism. Sustained success once synonymous with the club has eluded them, with mediocrity prevailing instead.

Here are the ten worst seasons in United’s Premier League history based on their points tallies.

Ruud van Nistelrooy could’ve ended Arsenal’s unbeaten season before it got going / PAUL BARKER/GettyImages

Man Utd started the 2020/21 season slowly / Anadolu/GettyImages

There was something to build on from Louis van Gaal’s debut season / Jamie McDonald/GettyImages

An iconic relationship / Clive Brunskill/GettyImages

Bruno Fernandes had an immediate impact in Manchester / Alex Pantling/GettyImages

Man Utd scored just 49 Premier League goals in 2015/16 / Mike Hewitt/GettyImages

Jose Mourinho was sacked following a 3-1 defeat at Anfield in December 2018 / Clive Brunskill/GettyImages

David Moyes was out of his depth at Man Utd / Michael Regan/GettyImages

Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals couldn’t save Man Utd in 2021/22 / James Gill – Danehouse/GettyImages

Erik ten Hag is set to oversee United’s worst Premier League season ever / Sebastian Frej/MB Media/GettyImages

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