Seven losses in 13 games: Rio Ferdinand reveals reason behind Ma United poor home form - report

Rio Ferdinand has revealed the reason behind Manchester United’s poor form at Old Trafford.

The Red Devils have lost seven of their 13 league home games this season, five of which have come under manager Ruben Amorim.

However, they have collected more points at home than on their travels. Ferdinand believes Man United’s poor league home form is due to the pressure of playing in front of the fans.

He told Rio Ferdinand Presents: “They are playing under duress. They look like a team shouldered with more responsibility than they want to take on, with more expectations.

“They look like a depressed group of footballers at the moment who are not willing or capable of shaking off the tackles of the past regime and have a glaring lack of confidence.

“The run of results at Old Trafford has been so poor that I think now the boys have lost maybe that little confidence in playing in front of the crowd, and their losses under Amorim are all at Old Trafford by two goals margin.

“You look at players like Antony, who has got a man-of-the-match performance, a goal and an assist in two games. (Scott) McTominay is playing like prime Jude Bellingham.

“(Anthony) Elanga is a flying winger – you got all the players leaving this club. They look absolutely like new dynamic football players because the shackles are off and the cloud and pressure of Old Trafford.”

Man United need players with a winning mentality

There is no denying that playing at Old Trafford comes with pressure, but good players embrace it.

Arsenal have the best home record in the league this season, and it is not due to a lack of pressure while playing on their own patch.

The players have learned to embrace the tension and have made the Emirates Stadium a fortress.

Most of United’s current crop of players lack not only quality but also the right mentality to play for the club.

United must sign players with the right mentality to make Old Trafford a fortress again and ultimately change the club’s fortunes.

Stats from transfermarkt.com & soccer stats.com.

Article written by Henry Thornton .