Most shots taken, fewest shots conceded - surprising United stats

With just two Premier League wins since the start of April, it seems only a fool would say that Manchester United have been improving under Ruben Amorim…and yet that's exactly what the stats suggest.

While only Tottenham have taken fewer points in their past 10 games, United's underlying numbers suggest their performances have deserved more and, if anything, it's the players who have underperformed more than Amorim and his much-maligned formation.

We have even excluded penalties to show how good United have been at creating and restricting chances themselves, rather than relying on opposition clumsiness or shirt-pulling like they did to score the winner against Burnley.

As you can see, United have taken the most shots in the Premier League in the past 10 games, while only rivals Manchester City - Sunday's opponents - have faced fewer among the 17 sides ever-present during the time frame.

The big problem has been scoring and saving them.

While it is worth mentioning that those 10 games include 65 minutes against 10-man Bournemouth and Aston Villa, it is not a given that teams easily dominate games when an opponent has a man sent off.

Only six sides have been more dominant than United in their past 10 Premier League games and if they'd been as efficient as other teams, United would have around double the points than the paltry eight they have actually managed.

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