

Following their 14th loss of the season, which was sealed by a collapse in which they gave up three goals in the second half, Man United sat in 14th place. Amorim came to Old Trafford with the intention of changing Manchester United's history—but not in this way. The struggling Portuguese, to his credit, declined to offer an explanation when his team's unwelcome status as the Premier League's poorest team statistically was confirmed.
In the past four months, United has only triumphed once against a team outside the Premier League's bottom three. Due to a hamstring injury sustained in the second half, Joshua Zirkzee is doubtful for the second leg of the quarterfinal matchup against the French team, which is currently evenly matched at 2-2. It would be very hard for United to climb out of the bottom half this season.