How Ruben Amorim's start at Manchester United compares to Old Trafford predecessors

Ruben Amorim has lost three of his first six Premier League games in charge of Manchester United after Sunday’s 3-0 humbling against Bournemouth.

Goals from Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo ensured Andoni Iraola's side won 3-0 at Old Trafford for the second successive season.

The win lifted the Cherries up to fifth in the Premier League table, six points above United who sit in a lowly 13th place at Christmas.

Amorim has four of his first nine matches in charge in all competitions but just two of those wins have come in the Premier League (their 4-0 win at home to Everton and a 2-1 win at the Etihad Stadium against Man City).

Here is a look at how Amorim's start at United compares to his recent predecessors at Old Trafford.

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United’s greatest manager of recent times had an inauspicious start of his own in the old First Division, losing to Oxford and waiting until his third game for the first goal, from full-back John Sivebaek, and win of his reign against QPR. United finished that season 11th but Ferguson went on to win 13 league titles and 25 major trophies with the club.

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Ferguson’s hand-picked successor announced himself by winning the Community Shield and then beating Swansea 4-1 – but defeats to rivals Liverpool and Manchester City quickly stalled his momentum and he failed to last the first season of his six-year contract.

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Swansea were also Van Gaal’s first opponents and handed him a 2-1 setback as he went winless in his first three league games, while also losing to MK Dons in the League Cup. QPR offered up a first win but he then lost 5-3 to Leicester. The Dutchman left after two years with an FA Cup win to his name.

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