MANCHESTER UNITED are without a win at home in the Premier League this season – boasting the second-worst record of the division.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer received a vital shot in the arm with victory at Everton on Saturday.
But it is at Old Trafford where the Red Devils must reignite their season, having claimed a single point in four league games.
Despite succumbing to Istanbul Basaksehir in the week, United’s campaign has been built around some away day magic.
Paris Saint-Germain were beaten in the Champions League with Everton joining Brighton and Newcastle in being defeated on their own patch.
The club’s success on the road only emphasises how tough they are finding in at home.
It is true that Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal and Crystal Palace is a tough set of teams to get the season underway against.
Yet even the most pessimistic of fans would have expected better than a lone draw against Frank Lampard’s Blues – plus the Champions League win over RB Leipzig.
So far, United have conceded ten goals and managed just a pair of strikes in reply.
Donny van de Beek shot a consolation against Palace in an opening day 3-1 loss before Bruno Fernandes got the ball rolling from the penalty spot in the 6-1 defeat to Spurs.
The pressure will be on when West Brom, without a win all season, head to Manchester after the international break.
Manchester City, Leeds, Wolves and high-flying Aston Villa are the following visitors as the Premier League schedule refuses to allow much respite.
In a bonkers start to the season, five sides are still without a win at home.
Brighton, West Brom, Sheffield United and Burnley have also drawn a blank with Manchester City and Tottenham claiming just a single victory apiece.
That leaves the Red Devils second-bottom in the home form table – conceding the most goals.
Four sides, including United, Villa, Leicester and Spurs, boast 100 per cent records away from home in a sign that the lack of fans is continuing to have an impact on the entire division.
The home-away discrepancy had Solskjaer baffled after the recent defeat to Arsenal, although he dismissed suggestions of a mental block whenever his side take to the Theatre of Dreams.
The Norwegian stated: “I don’t think it’s a mental thing.
“Home and away form is out the window with no fans in the stadium. You can’t look at that.
“It doesn’t really mean too much. We played fantastic on Wednesday [beating RB Leipzig 5-0] and now we lose.”
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