Manchester United come into 2025–26 at their lowest ebb in half a century. Things can’t possibly be as bad again, especially with Ruben Amorim enjoying a full summer and preseason to work his specific ideas into the squad, new attacking arrivals improving a priority weakness, and general quiet optimism about what’s in store in the months ahead.
Amorim has afforded plenty of time since he arrived to changing the mindset within the squad. He is famously demanding and his willingness to push out a long-serving stalwart like Marcus Rashford over a perceived poor attitude should have sent a message to the rest of the players.
