This is yet another story about the decay of Manchester United, about an unprecedented 12th loss in 25 games and a humiliating dip into 15th place, three spots clear of relegation. But really, it is a story about the Premier League,

Tottenham Hotspur have beaten Manchester United after James Maddison 's early goal. Ruben Amorim's squad has been decimated by illness and injury, and they weren't able to find a way through a defence that has leaked goals all season. Maddison's 13th-minute goal was the difference as he followed in from a weak Andre Onana save.

Newcastle United travelled to Manchester City on Saturday the first of 14 remaining Premier League matches that will decide where NUFC will finally end up at the end of the season. It didn’t go well.

Last month, after yet another chastening defeat, Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim told the world that his current team was perhaps the worst in the club’s long history.

The optimism that greeted Jim Ratcliffe’s arrival as owner has given way to even more disappointment, with Sunday’s defeat at Tottenham the latest example