Manchester United are in free fall. Seven games into the season, they have seven points. That's their worst start to a Premier League campaign since 1986. A 1-1 draw with Leeds on the weekend did nothing to stop the bleeding.
The Red Devils are not just underperforming. They're sleepwalking through matches. The Leeds result says everything. A team in crisis should be hunting for wins against any opponent. United settled for a point against a team fighting for relevance in the Championship.
Erik ten Hag's squad lacks intensity, creativity, and any semblance of a coherent system. Injuries have hurt them, but so has poor planning in the transfer window. The midfield looks out of sorts. The defense concedes goals that shouldn't be conceded. And the attack, for all the investment over the years, generates nothing close to enough chances.
The schedule doesn't ease up. United face another brutal run of fixtures. Fans who stuck with this team through years of false dawns are starting to wonder if this is genuinely different. Worse, the question isn't whether they can challenge for the title anymore. It's whether they'll even make top four. At this rate, that's no guarantee.