Manchester United, under the management of Rubin Emolian, have been on a rollercoaster of ups and downs. Just last Sunday (22nd), they suffered a heavy blow at home to Gonyevo, losing 0-3 and dropping to 13th place in the league, marking the first time in the club's history that they have struggled in the "bottom half" of the table in the late Christmas period. After the match, Emolian confessed in the press conference that there were many problems in the team, and at this time, the ceiling of the venue suddenly leaked, the scene was quite embarrassing, which can be described as "appropriate".
Despite United having beaten City in the league, this fixture once again exposed their crisis of prestige. Within just 29 minutes, Ponemonmouth had a penalty opportunity when Deon Hutcheson cleverly sent the ball into the penalty area. United were unable to build on their counter-attacks and Mashayo made a fatal mistake in the 61st minute when Jostein Gouwalt scored a penalty to make the score 1-0, before Anthony Schmale added a second just two minutes later to make the score 0-3 in their favor.
The loss allowed Manchester United to once again set two shameful records: the "Red Devils" will be the first time in the history of the Premier League "bottom half" Christmas ranking, the last time in 1989 in the Premier League; in addition, Manchester United in 2024, a total of 17 times by the opponents broken through the goal (including penalties), which is also one of the worst results in the history of the English Premier League. In addition, Manchester United has been attacked by the opponent 17 times in 2024 (excluding penalties), which is also one of the worst results in the history of the Premier League.
After the game, Emolian said, "In such a difficult situation, it is undoubtedly difficult to achieve two or three consecutive wins. Although the game itself went well, an accidental penalty kick made us lose the rhythm of the game. I felt the disappointment and exhaustion of the fans, but we couldn't give up at a crucial moment. During the press conference, I was even interrupted by a leaky ceiling, which bears a striking resemblance to the current situation in Otford.
