Graham Potter puts Ruben Amorim to shame as shock stat shows Man United sack on its way
Graham Potter and Ruben Amorim are two of the Premier League’s most under-pressure managers this season but even the Englishman is leading Man United’s boss in a key statistic.
Both coaches took charge of their respective sides midway through the 2024-25 season, but struggled to improve results.
Potter and Amorim both arrived with the caveat of being “project” managers, with the idea being that their impact would be felt long-term, rather than being quick fixers.
However, patience has quickly waned for the pair thanks in large part to dismal beginnings to the 2025-26 campaign.
Man United were humiliated by Grimsby in the Carabao Cup and have won just one of their opening five games of the season.
Potter’s side have endured a similar fate. West Ham lost to the financially-stricken Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup, and they also have one win from their first five games this term.
However, for as bad as things have been for the former Chelsea boss, he still sits above Amorim in a vitally important statistic.
Graham Potter’s win percentage better than Ruben Amorim’s
Since Potter took over at West Ham in the winter of 2025, the Irons have struggled mightily, winning just 27.3% [BBC Sport] of his games in charge.
That win percentage makes him the Hammers’ second-worst boss in the Premier League era, behind only Avram Grant.
However, it is still marginally better than Amorim’s win percentage in the league since taking over at Old Trafford, with the ex-Sporting CP boss having won 26% [The Athletic] of his games.
The Portuguese boss’ record is the worst of any United boss in the Premier League era, with Ralf Rangnick’s 42% win rate the next worst record.
Ruben Amorim left counting his days after Man City loss
Amorim is under immense pressure at Man United as his players seem utterly incapable of adapting to the 3-4-2-1 system he is so desperate to employ.
A narrow opening day loss to Arsenal and a draw against Fulham in the ensuing game could be explained away as growing pains with new signings settling in from the summer, and a 3-2 win over Burnley seemed to signal a potential turning point.
However, the loss to Grimsby, and then the 3-0 dismantling suffered in the Manchester derby have made clear that the young manager is not the right man for the job.
A win percentage lower than one of the most lambasted managers in the league, who is also working with a much more limited squad in terms of quality, makes it clear that it is a matter of when, not if, Amorim will leave United this season.