(Football news) The weekend saw the Lions’ incredible winning streak come to an abrupt stop with a 1-1 draw with Sheffield United, while Manchester United’s misfortune continued with a 2-0 loss to West Ham United.
In the first half of Saturday’s match between West Ham and Manchester United at London Stadium, neither the home crowd nor the visiting supporters got any value for their money, but as the game ended, former Red Devils manager David Moyes was beaming against his former employers.
For the first time since 1930–31, Man United suffered their eighth loss of the Premier League season and their 13th overall in all competitions before December 25 thanks to two devastating goals from West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus. Erik ten Hag’s team was unable to pose any threat to Alphonse Areola in the Irons goal.
A four-game scoreless skid for the first time since 1992 is extremely concerning for Ten Hag’s team, who are currently seventh in the Premier League. The 20-time English champions were demoted from the top tier that year, but their circumstances are not nearly as bad 93 years later.
Man United has failed to score goals against Bayern Munich, West Ham, and Bournemouth since rightfully crushing Chelsea on December 6. However, they did hold Liverpool to a commendable goalless draw, so it was not really important on Saturday morning.
Man United beat the opposition in four of their last seven Premier League home games at the Theatre of Dreams, but they still hold the record with 21 Boxing Day victories in the Premier League. This comes after the team went 12 months without losing in the league at Old Trafford between August 2022 and August 2023.
The Lions had 46 victories on December 26. Unai Emery’s team was heavy favorites to win the Premier League at home for the 16th time in a row when Sheffield United visited. Manchester United’s overall total of 53 Boxing Day league wins is only seven more than that of second-place Aston Villa in English league history.
When Nicolo Zaniolo scored a last-minute header seven minutes into added time, the Blades were only able to escape with a crucial three points. Former Villa attacker Cameron Archer, however, did what Arsenal and Manchester City could not, making the net ripple with 87 minutes remaining.
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