....welp....

....12-11 on penalties


That's wild.

Took 10 days for United to evaporate any good vibes going into the season.

Good job everyone. Team effort from the owners all the way the through to the front office and down to the players and coaches.

Better beat Burnley this weekend or Amorim will be toast.

Thing is, beating Burnley isn't a given. Not now.

Maybe hold off on selling Garnacho or loaning out Hojlund. The manager after the international break might want to use them.

I was half kidding before but reading the post game pieces it's obvious where this is headed. Beat writers that have typically played up patience and looked for positives have turned. When that happens, it's usually the beginning of the end. He's playing for his job on a game by game basis. If United lay another egg on Saturday, I wouldn't be surprised to see him go.

My guess is that he'll scrape together enough of a response on Saturday to stick around for a while. But when you lose even the sunshine pumpers, it's just a matter of time. Can't perform well in a constant do or die situation. Unless a miracle happens (or gross incompetence by management) he'll be gone in October at the latest.

I think he's on borrowed time. The fixture list just isn't conducive to getting wins. The team is staring at 1-4-1 to start the league.

I just can't imagine who would want to come in to take over this mess.

While there is no doubt Amorim's complete inflexibility on trying to find a system that the current players can succeed in, the players own a huge part of this too. They are pros. You can't tell me none of them know how to play a 3-4-3 and are incapable of figuring it out.

When did he take over?