United's low point, Liverpool's VAR gripe

Rúben Amorim's side have picked up seven points from seven matches this season: one win, four draws, two defeats, and a goal difference sat flat at zero. That's a Premier League table position, 13th, that tells its own story without needing much embellishment, but Football365's Mediawatch column goes further, describing United's current level as the worst it's been in a year and a half.

The column doesn't attach that claim to a single match, a specific run of results, or a named metric, so it reads as media commentary and reaction rather than a reported fact with a scoreline attached. Still, for a club spending at United's level, and with Amorim now well into his tenure, any suggestion of an 18-month low is the kind of line that gets repeated across phone-in shows and forums regardless of how it was originally framed.

Liverpool's VAR frustration

The same Mediawatch piece references Liverpool being left to 'fume' over a VAR incident, though no match, minute, or specific decision is detailed in the roundup. Arne Slot's side have had their share of header-scratching officiating moments picked apart on social media this season, and without more from Football365 or a corroborating report, it's not possible to say which fixture or which call is being referred to here.

That vagueness is the whole shape of this story: a media roundup flagging two separate gripes, United's form and Liverpool's VAR anger, without the underlying detail that would turn either into a proper standalone story.

United's results so far

What's firmer is the table itself: one win, four draws and two defeats from seven games, goal difference at zero, 13th place. None of that has translated into the kind of form Amorim or United's supporters expected this season, which is presumably why a line like 'worst in 18 months' lands the way it does, even filtered through a Mediawatch column rather than a match report.

Until there's a specific result, a named VAR call, or an official statement from either club, this remains a story about the mood music rather than the match action, worth watching for the moment either United's form or Liverpool's complaint gets a proper paper trail.