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.

Manchester City has tied down Erling Haaland on one of the biggest contracts in soccer. Here are the numbers to show why City has gone all out with a new 9 1/2-year deal for the Norway striker.

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.

Ruben Amorim has acknowledged he might have made a mistake when he went public in describing his team as “the worst, maybe, in the history of Manchester United.”

(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 ...

Erling Haaland has signed a new 10-year contract at Manchester City that ties him to the Premier League champions until 2034.

(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 ...