'Worst Man Utd side that I can remember'
But it is the reality.
Sunday's defeat by West Ham was perhaps not a huge surprise given United will have one eye on the Europa League final.
However, Ruben Amorim's side have been historically bad in the league this season, a fact that has not got unnoticed by the Telegraph's Luke Edwards.
"This is probably the worst Manchester United side that I can remember," he told BBC Radio 5 Live Football Daily podcast. "Yet they still have the chance of winning a major trophy.
"That would then be three trophies in three years, so even when they are rubbish they still have an uncanny knack of being able to win silverware.
"The Europa League final is absolutely fascinating because it will rescue one club and it buries the loser."
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