Overview

• Club sources cited by ESPN say ownership still supports Ruben Amorim despite the penalty shootout defeat to League Two Grimsby Town and a mixed league start, though separate reports suggest there is a feeling he could resign if results do not improve.
• United ended the window with four major additions — Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko and goalkeeper Senne Lammens — and nine first‑team departures, but deferred midfield reinforcement until at least January and have an unsettled goalkeeper hierarchy.
• Injury concerns grew as Portugal released Diogo Dalot with muscle discomfort and Cunha withdrew from Brazil duty, after both he and Mason Mount failed to finish the Burnley win; Manchester City and Chelsea await after the break on Sept. 14 and Sept. 20.
• Performance data provides some encouragement, with United leading early Premier League metrics such as expected goals and total shots, even as results have ranged from the Grimsby cup exit to a stoppage‑time victory over Burnley.
• Transfer reports say United ‘aggressively’ pursued Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo — including a London dinner with Amorim and a willingness to pay up to £55m — before the forward signed a new contract after learning his proposed wages lagged offers to other United targets.