Some interesting facts emerged after Manchester United were being held draw by Sheffield United 3-3 at Bramall Lane Stadium on Sunday (24/11). One of them a bad record that Manchester United recorded in away games.
Manchester United failed to continue the trend of victory in the English Premier League after Sheffield 3-3 draw by an away match. According to Opta statistics, the draw made the Red Devils fail clean sheets in 12 away matches in the Premier League.
Always conceding in the last 12 away games in the league became Manchester United’s worst record after the period September 1985 to April 1986 with a failed clean sheet in 15 league matches.
Previously, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team also recorded a number of bad records this season. After losing 0-1 to Newcastle United last October, Manchester United won the fewest points in the first eight league games since the 1989/1990 season, which is nine points.
Sheffield’s success in scoring three goals against Manchester United made the club nicknamed the Blades as the first promotional team that foamed the Red Devils with three goals since Leicester City won 5-3 in September 2014.
Score 3-3 in the match became the first for Manchester United after January 2016 after offset by Newcastle United, 3-3. The 3-3 result at Bramalle Lane was also the highest score in the Premier League since April (Southampton vs Bournemouth, 3-3).
However, Manchester United has 25 times avoided defeat when it has lagged 0-2 or more than the opponent. Note that makes Manchester United three times more to avoid defeat after conceding two goals compared to other teams.
The goals scored by Brandon Williams and Mason Greenwood against Sheffield made Manchester United have two teenagers who scored in the Premier League for the first time since October 2005 when Wayne Rooney and Giuseppe Rossi scored into Sunderland.
An additional point from Sheffield makes the Red Devils fail to improve their ranking in seventh position in the 12th week. If they can win over Sheffield, Manchester United have the opportunity to be in the top five positions.
Meanwhile, Sheffield only dropped one rank to sixth place from fifth. The fifth position of the English Premier League standings is Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The top position of the English Premier League has also not changed. Liverpool, Leicester City, Manchester City and Chelsea occupy the top four positions at the elite level of the Queen Elizabeth football competition.
However, Manchester United’s ranking could be worse if Newcastle United, who are now 14th, win over Aston Villa at Villa Park on Tuesday (11/26).
