Ranked first in 3 statistics! Manchester United s loser breaks out strongly. Amorin s system suits him

There is no doubt that Manchester United's dismal performance in the past few seasons has been far below the fans' expectations. Red Devils fans have witnessed the team's continued success, as demonstrated by their 13 Premier League titles, all achieved under Sir Alex Ferguson. Amorim is the latest manager to try to add his name to the list of honours, with the club now going 12 years without winning the English top flight.

Last season, Manchester United ranked only 15th in the Premier League, highlighting the huge efforts Amorim and his team will have to make to achieve this goal in the future. Although the hope of competing for the league title this season is extremely slim, the 40-year-old coach has seen significant improvement in many players. In order to restore their former glory, Manchester United spent 75 million euros to sign Brian Mbeumo from Brentford in the summer transfer window.

Considering this transfer fee, fans have high hopes for the forward, and he has scored 2 goals in the first eight games, contributed 1 assist and 1 point, and has quickly become one of the most important attackers under Amorim. He wasn't the only attacking player to perform well, with Amad Diallo continuing his good form at the end of last season. Although the Ivory Coast player has 0 goals and 0 assists so far, he ranks third on the team in terms of chances created, fully demonstrating his ability to create chaos for his opponents.

In addition to the above two people, there is another first-team player who has successfully turned around his career at the club, and he is De Ligt. During the summer transfer window, Amorim purged a number of players in an attempt to overhaul the first-team squad to better suit his 3-4-2-1 tactical system. Some players left the team to make room for up to 200 million pounds of signing funds, which also allowed Mbeumo and others to join.

However, some players who performed poorly last season still remain in the Dream Theater, including Dutch international De Ligt. Amorim decided to let him stay on the team in the new season. The Netherlands international was heavily criticized for his poor performances last season, with Manchester United great Paul Scholes also expressing his disappointment. Speaking on The Overlap last season, 50-year-old Scholes described De Ligt's form as "worrying".

But now, the former Bayern player has begun to prove that the doubters were wrong. De Ligt started all seven league games in the 2025/26 season, playing every minute and helping the team achieve a clean sheet in the most recent game against Sunderland.

In the Manchester United team, De Ligt ranks first in all three key statistics of steals (15 times), clearances (36 times), and successful aerial challenges (24 times), and ranks second in the team in interceptions (8 times). There is no doubt that De Ligt has become the beneficiary of the three-center-back system, and he is becoming the anchor of Manchester United's defense!