Eye-catching stat sums up Manchester United’s impressive season

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·25 maggio 2026

Eye-catching stat sums up Manchester United’s impressive season

A remarkable stat has come to light, putting Manchester United’s brilliant season into perspective.

Stunning campaign

United enjoyed a wonderful 2025/26 season, the catalyst for which was Michael Carrick’s appointment as Ruben Amorim’s replacement at the start of the year.

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Far from finding stability under Amorim, United were a study in inconsistency, dogged by problems both on and off the pitch. But Carrick steadied the ship and embarked on a brilliant run that secured Champions League football and a third-placed finish for the Red Devils.

Sunday’s 3-0 demolition of Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium took Carrick’s record to 12 wins, three draws, and just two losses from 17 games.

Carrick was confirmed as permanent head coach last week. United, however, had consistently stressed they would not make a knee-jerk decision, vowing to explore all suitable and available options before naming anyone to the role.

But Carrick’s outstanding results and performance made it nearly impossible to overlook him. Speaking to MUTV after the final whistle at Brighton, the legendary midfielder was hugely optimistic about the club’s future prospects.

Astonishing stat

There is even more reason to be hopeful, if a stat by Opta is anything to go by.

Per the data analysts, United head a top-five mini-league of the Premier League’s strongest teams this term.

Opta analysed the head-to-head matches between the leading five clubs and United came out on top of this mini-table, having won five of their eight games.

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa ran in second spot, followed by cross-town rivals Manchester City. Title-winners Arsenal are only fourth and Liverpool at the bottom.