LONDON -- Optimism is a short-lived emotion at Manchester United . After 180 minutes of the new Premier League season, the tank is almost empty after a worrying 1-1 draw at Fulham that felt more like a repeat of last year's horror show than the redemption that Ruben Amorim wants time around.

An error-prone goalkeeper, a captain who lets himself down by doing too much, midfielders who can't create and a forward line that fails to put the ball into the net. Sound familiar? That was the tale of United's 2024-25 season -- a campaign which ended with their lowest-ever Premier League finish (15th) and worst season overall since 1974 -- but this year was supposed to be different.

Yet after missing a penalty -- Bruno Fernandes skied his first-half spot-kick over the bar -- Man United thr

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