Manchester United are dropping floor within the WSL title race and up to date performances have carried out little to encourage a fanbase rising annoyed with the path of journey.
A look on the desk could recommend issues aren’t too dangerous. In any case, the Purple Devils are unbeaten six video games in and have a fixture excellent, albeit in opposition to reigning champions Chelsea who they’d do nicely to beat on present kind.
Marc Skinner’s facet kicked off the 2024/25 season with a cushty 3-0 triumph at residence to West Ham United at Outdated Trafford. For the primary time shortly, issues have been wanting up.
Nonetheless, the optimism was short-lived as cracks began to indicate within the slender victory over an injury-struck Everton facet only a week later. United received the sport courtesy of an early objective from Grace Clinton, however didn’t benefit from 4 additional makes an attempt on the right track, and the Merseyside membership have been in a position to create 4 of their very own.
An in the end comfy win over Tottenham Hotspur in early October form of silenced critics, though Spurs did get pleasure from spells of stress at 0-0. However United have not received a league match since. Brighton away resulted in a 1-1 draw, Skinner’s facet scored late to clinch a degree in opposition to Arsenal, and final weekend registered only a single shot on the right track in a 0-0 draw at residence to Aston Villa.
Regardless of the actual fact Villa are struggling on the flawed finish of the desk and are with out a win this season, Robert De Pauw’s facet nonetheless dominated possession and created the higher possibilities at Leigh Sports activities Village. In a league the place even just some dropped factors usually is not adequate for the title, merely ‘not dropping’ does not reduce it. On the prime finish of the WSL, it is win or bust.
If United fail to select up any factors of their sport in hand in opposition to Chelsea later this month, they are going to discover themselves 9 factors behind the London membership. Even at this early stage of the season, that determine appears insurmountable given how previous seasons have unfolded.
The excuse of it being a “new staff” nonetheless discovering its toes, and remaining unbeaten, each of which Skinner highlighted after the Villa sport – is already not tolerated by an more and more disgruntled fanbase. United have been lively within the switch market over the summer time and bolstered the squad with 5 high quality new additions, whereas Melvine Malard additionally joined on a everlasting deal after a profitable mortgage spell final time period. Followers understandably count on higher.
A fast glimpse on the membership’s social media platforms suggests persistence from supporters is carrying extraordinarily skinny. As issues stand, United don’t appear to be a staff able to difficult for honours this season, maybe even a prime three end, and one thing desperately must click on quickly.
United will face Leicester Metropolis within the WSL this coming weekend , which is already an absolute must-win sport. A League Cup fixture in opposition to Everton could present a chance to construct some fluidity, however the big conflict in opposition to Chelsea will comply with earlier than the following worldwide break.
The subsequent few weeks may make or break, however one factor is definite, one thing has obtained to provide.
