Manchester City avoided Champions League humiliation. Now back to the job of salvaging the Premier League season.

Manchester United’s head coach Ruben Amorim follows the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion, at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson) It has never been this bad at Manchester United.

Ruben Amorim gave a withering assessment of his Manchester United team after its latest loss. The head coach admits it might be the “worst” team in the club’s storied history.

Pep Guardiola always knew it was too early to say the real Manchester City was back after some recent wins against mediocre opposition.

(AP Photo/Dave Thompson) Flowers are placed in memory of Denis Law prior the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion, at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo ...

(AP Photo/Dave Thompson) Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh celebrates after he scored his side’s first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion, at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester ...

(AP Photo/Dave Thompson) Manchester United’s head coach Ruben Amorim follows the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion, at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday ...

(AP Photo/Dave Thompson) Manchester United's head coach Ruben Amorim follows the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion ...

(AP Photo/Dave Thompson) Manchester United's head coach Ruben Amorim follows the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion ...

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Former midfielder Thompson, who racked up more than 300 appearances for Bolton from 1981 to 1992, has been under consideration after Ian Evatt was sacked last week.