Four Manchester United flops are joined by one Liverpool struggler in the Premier League Worst XI of the weekend.<\/p>\n
As always, match ratings are taken from WhoScored<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n GK: Bernd Leno (Fulham) \u2013 5.42<\/strong> \u00a0<\/p>\n RB: Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) \u2013 5.80 Aina picked up a yellow card, lost his only aerial duel, committed an error leading to a shot, and failed to make any tackles or interceptions.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n CB: Leny Yoro (Manchester United) \u2013 6.11<\/strong> Say what you want about this being a transitional period, the players not being Amorim\u2019s, or the focus being on Europe \u2013 this is still a squad worth over \u00a3700million in transfer fees and packed with international footballers. Amorim is embarrassed<\/strong><\/a>, and rightly so; winning the Europa League should not paper over the cracks<\/strong><\/a> of a worst-ever Premier League campaign.<\/p>\n Anyway, rant over. Yoro struggled on Sunday before coming off injured.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Man Utd shamed by incredible post-Ferguson stat as select group keeps expanding<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n CB: Luke Shaw (Manchester United) \u2013 5.90 Deployed at left centre-back in a back three, Shaw offered little defensive output: just one clearance, no interceptions, no tackles, and not a single aerial duel contested.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n LB: Harry Amass (Manchester United) \u2013 5.76 United have now won just once in nine league matches, having seemingly written off their top-flight campaign the moment Ruben Amorim walked through the door.<\/p>\n In their latest disappointment, Amass was dribbled past twice and probably shouldn\u2019t have lasted the full 90 minutes.<\/p>\n For the record, the lowest-rated actual left-back this week was Arsenal\u2019s Myles Lewis-Skelly (6.08).<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n DM: Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) \u2013 5.62 Arsenal came from two goals down at Anfield to salvage a point<\/strong><\/a> that should offer real encouragement heading into next season. They were helped by a toxic atmosphere following Trent Alexander-Arnold\u2019s introduction, with the bizarre boos<\/strong><\/a> clearly unsettling Arne Slot\u2019s side.<\/p>\n Gravenberch, in particular, looked uncharacteristically unsettled. He was dribbled past once, failed with his only dribble attempt, misplaced four passes, made no interceptions, was dispossessed twice, committed one foul, and made an error leading to a shot.<\/p>\n Fair play to Arsenal, who managed to rattle the Premier League\u2019s best No.6 this season without Declan Rice.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a016 Conclusions on Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal: Alexander-Arnold, the weird boos, the embarrassing fans and Arteta<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n CM: Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) \u2013 5.74 The Uruguayan lasted just 59 minutes after failing to make any meaningful impact, with a dreaded error leading to a shot contributing to his poor 5.74 rating.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n CM: Andreas Pereira (Fulham) \u2013 5.66 They lost the midfield battle, with Andreas Pereira and Sander Berge struggling to assert themselves. Pereira committed one error leading to a shot and lost possession nine times.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a limp ending to what has been a genuinely fantastic Premier League season. Fulham have now lost four of their last five matches, with their only win in that time coming against the second-worst team in Premier League history.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n RW: Matheus Cunha (Wolves) \u2013 5.73 It could have been worse for Cunha, who was fortunate not to be sent off for the last-man foul. There was no common sense applied by VAR, who deemed the double jeopardy rule sufficient to spare the Brazilian a red card. But watching the replay, it\u2019s clear there was no attempt to play the ball \u2013 Cunha\u2019s eyes are fixed on Wieffer before he deliberately brings him down.<\/p>\n Oh well. Wolves still lost 2-0, so literally only I care about that.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
Leno\u2019s weak attempt to parry away Beto\u2019s shot handed Everton an impressive away win, and that error earned the German a spot in the Premier League Worst XI. He has a pretty poor season by his standards<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>It was a close call between Aina and Bournemouth\u2019s Adam Smith (5.83), but the Nottingham Forest man makes the cut after a lacklustre performance in his side\u2019s disappointing 2-2 draw against Leicester City<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n
Manchester United have won six, drawn six, and lost 13 of their Premier League matches under Ruben Amorim. That is a diabolical record, and their latest defeat \u2013 at home to West Ham on Sunday \u2013\u00a0left them 16th in the table with a -11 goal difference<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Shaw played 52 minutes against West Ham, coming off alongside Yoro. He wasn\u2019t injured \u2013 Amorim is simply managing his minutes carefully given his wretched injury record.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Sticking with the shambles that is Manchester United<\/strong><\/a>, 18-year-old left wing-back Harry Amass made his fourth Premier League start in five games, which sounds promising until you realise he\u2019s lost every single one, with an aggregate score of 11\u20134. Not ideal.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Ipswich\u2019s Jack Taylor and Chelsea\u2019s Romeo Lavia both had tough weekends, each recording a 5.78 match rating \u2013 but it\u2019s Liverpool\u2019s Ryan Gravenberch who claims the unwanted spot in this week\u2019s worst XI.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Back to the shambles at Old Trafford, is it? Hardly surprising that another goalless home defeat sees four Manchester United players in the worst XI \u2013 and rounding it off is \u00a350m summer signing Manuel Ugarte.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Fulham took the lead against Everton in the most 3pm blackout fixture imaginable<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 but they never took control and ultimately slumped to a deserved 3-1 defeat.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Cunha is gleefully aware that he is, by some distance, Wolves\u2019 best player. With that status comes a sense of responsibility \u2013 one that seemingly compels him to drop all the way back into his own box to collect the ball from goal-kicks. Against a high-pressing Brighton side at Molineux, this proved costly. Caught in possession by Mats Wieffer, the Dutchman was brought down in the box for a stonewall penalty. Danny Welbeck converted from the spot to score his tenth Premier League goal of the season \u2013 the first time he\u2019s reached double figures in a single campaign.<\/p>\n