Ruben Amorim instantly breaks Man United's unwanted record of 34 years against Man City

Rubén Amorim is seeking the biggest victory of his tenure at Manchester United as historic failures at the club burden him with unwanted records.

The Portuguese renew hostilities with pep guardiola in the first derby of the season but his name has already been recorded in history.

After a brief rebound from new manager after Erik ten HagAfter the dismissal, Amorim has witnessed two consecutive defeats in the Premier League.

A 2-0 defeat in Arsenal before a surprising 3-2 loss to Nottingham Forest In one week it has left the club in 13th place in the table.

This is the lowest position in which the Red Devils have started a Manchester derby in the Premier League since August 2007, when they were 16th.

On that occasion, Geovanni's stunning first-half goal sealed a 1-0 victory for City to continue. Sven-Goran ErikssonIt's a perfect start as a coach.

However, that meeting took place just three games into the season and Sir Alex Ferguson he recovered to win the title the following May.

Unfortunately for Amorim, their current position of 13th is the lowest United have started in a top-flight Manchester derby that has gone at least 10 games in a season since February 1990.

That 1-1 draw had much more weight behind it, coming just weeks after Ferguson found himself on the brink of dismissal.

The legendary Scot was appointed Old Trafford manager in 1986, but it took four years to finally claim silverware with an FA Cup.

The then president of Manchester United, Martin Edwards, admitted that he would have fired Ferguson if they had lost in the third round that January.

Mark Robins saved Fergie's job with the winner against Nottingham Forest to set the Red Devils on course for victory in the competition.

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A month later, United entered a decisive local derby in a lowly 17th place and avoided a morale-crushing defeat by fighting to a 1-1 draw.

Ferguson eventually achieved its lowest league finish of 13th place since its relegation from the First Division 15 years earlier.

The FA Cup triumph helped ease the mounting pressure and ultimately paved the way for a period of Premier League dominance.

Ferguson never finished outside the top three after the top flight's rebrand before his retirement in 2013.

His departure subsequently led to their lowest Premier League finish under his immediate successor, David Moyes, who had the club in seventh place.

Ten Hag took another step last season by finishing one place lower, and an FA Cup will also buy him more time.

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Unlike Ferguson, the Dutch could not use Wembley success as a springboard for greater glory and He was fired in October..

Amorim is the man in charge of picking up the pieces but he has only managed to climb one position from the 14th position that Ten Hag abandoned.

As a result, the record books have already changed since the first whistle against City, but three points are still up for grabs.

Amorim will also be encouraged by its Impressive victory in the Champions League over Guardiola's City with the former club Sporting Lisbon last month.