Man Utd. lost to Bayern Munich and started the season with 4 losses in 6 matches. According to media statistics, the last time Man Utd. had such a poor start to the season was in 1986-87, when the team leader Ronald Ajensen was fired because of the poor start to the season, and his successor was the legendary team leader, Alex Ferguson.
Goal.com compares Manchester United's results this season with those of the opening season of that year. In the 1986-87 season, United lost three consecutive matches to Arsenal, Westham and Charlton, then drew with Leicester City and beat Southampton, but lost to Welford in the sixth round, and then won one, drew one and lost four of their six matches in the opening season. The next day, Ferguson took over the reins of the club and the team began to flourish.
