Manchester United are on a winning streak, and long may it continue.
After struggling to win back-to-back Premier League games since Ruben Amorim was appointed in November 2024, Manchester United have done it in successive weeks.
With wins over Sunderland, Liverpool and Brighton, United have now won three games in a row. And there is a separate streak of home victories too, with four home wins.
The victories place Manchester United sixth in the table after eight games.
We can curse missed penalties, and a goalkeeper signed too late, for United not ranking even higher. But better late than never, the team has got their act together.
And this begs the question, what’s next?
Tim Howard optimistic about Manchester United
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Tim Howard was impressed with the Red Devils’ 4-2 win over Brighton, and feels that the team have turned a corner.
Speaking to NBC Sports, Howard said: “The scenes at the end, we’ve seen smiles from them before, that [vs Brighton] was delight rather than relief.
“And for so for so long, we’ve seen like, this exhale of like, ‘OK, we got through that’.
“This feels different. The attitude around the club feels different.”
Howard believes that looking at Manchester United’s fixture list, Ruben Amorim’s side can win five of the next six games.
“Have they turned the corner? I believe that they have. And look at their next six, I think they win five of their next six, having won their last three.”
Manchester United’s next six fixtures
Next weekend Manchester United face an underperforming Nottingham Forest side who have changed managers twice already this season. Sean Dyche lost 4-0 to Amorim’s United with Everton last season.
The following match against Tottenham is one of the toughest in the next stretch. The game away at Crystal Palace is also a difficult one. Howard’s prediction takes into account that Manchester United likely win at least one of these games.
The remaining three games are against Everton, West Ham and Wolves, and United have to be winning these fixtures.
Even with four wins out of six United would be very well placed. Five out of six or even six, and there will be a lot of excited supporters.
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