Ranked: Every Manchester United manager per win percentage

Ruben Amorim comes under untenable pressure on Manchester United. A disappointing derby defeat this weekend has piled up the pressure on its position, whereby the club is struggling for results under its management.

Since his appointment of November, Amorim has passed a scorching time, which has arrived as one of the most promising young coaches in Europe. While the 40-year-old admirers has won an honest approach, the results and statistics ensure grim reading.

Manchester United is the worst performing side in the Premier League since his arrival, of all 17 clubs that were always present in the division during his reign. The Red Devils have only taken 31 points of their 31 league competitions under his management.

While Amorim continues to struggle for results and versions, we have arranged every post -war manager of Manchester United according to their profit percentage.

Ranked: Every Manchester United manager per win percentage

14. Ruben Amorim – 36.17%

Amorim, officially, has been the worst performing manager of Manchester United since 1945. The Portuguese coach has won only 36.17% of his competitions responsible for the Red Devils in all competitions. In Premier League promotion, that profit percentage drops to 25.81%.

Since MD12 from 2024-25 (the first match of Ruben Amorim charged with Man Utd), no always present Premier League team has performed worse than Manchester United (31 points of 31 games, -13 target difference). pic.twitter.com/qspz88pyeg
– Opta Analyst (@Optaanalyst) September 14, 2025

13. Wilf McGuinness – 36.78%

Promoted from reserve manager after the retirement of Matt Busby, McGuinness struggled during a transition period. He led the side to three cups of semi-final, but was unable to find consistency in competition campaign. McGuess was fired in December 1970.

12. Frank O’farrell – 37.04%

O’farrell was appointed after McGuess was fired, chosen by hand by Busby, which had briefly returned to an interim basis. Despite an impressive start, just like his permanent predecessor, he did not succeed in achieving the performance of the iconic busby.

11. Dave Sexton – 40.3%

Appointed in 1977 after previous trophy successes in Chelsea, Sexton did not succeed in winning a big trophy in four seasons. He led the side to second place in the FA Cup and top flight, but an unattractive style of fans of football.

10. Tommy Docherty – 46.93%

The last manager who supervises a relegation of Manchester United. The side of Docherty was relegated to the Second Division in 1974, but won promotion back to the first division as champions on the first attempt. He led the side to the success of FA Cup in 1977, but was fired shortly after the revelation of an illegitimate affair with the wife of a club colleague.

9. Ron Atkinson – 50%

“Big Ron” won half of his matches during a five -year period at Old Trafford. Responsible for the signing of Club Great Bryan Robson, Atkinson won two FA Cups with the Red Devils, but could not take higher than third in the competition.

8. Matt Busby – 50.45%

The first of the spells of Matt Busby who was in charge of Manchester United yielded a profit percentage of 50.45%. During that 24-year-old reign, Busby lifted five first division titles, two FA-Bekers and the clubs and English football-first European Cup.

Busby supervised the rebuilding of the club after the tragic air disaster in Munich in 1958 and led the side of European success only a decade after that loss. One of the most respected figures in the history of the club.

𝑩𝒐𝒏𝒂 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅.
We said goodbye to Sir Matt Busby on this day in 1994 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/f3cessq3tr
– Manchester United (@manutd) January 20, 2022

7. Matt Busby – 52.38%

Busby returned for a second spell as a manager in 1970 after Wilf McGuinness was fired. He won 11 of his 21 games in all competitions.

6. Louis van Gaal – 52.43%

Manchester United looked in a big name and personality after the seventh place of the club in 2013/14. In Louis van Gaal, a serial winner during Proverbs with Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, came in. The Dutchman broke the British transfer record to sign Angel Di Maria and led the side back to the Champions League. He was fired after his second season, despite winning the FA Cup.

5. David Moyes – 52.94%

‘The Chosen One’, nominated Sir Alex Ferguson Moyes as the ideal candidate to replace him when he was abandoned in Old Trafford in 2013. Moyes made an impression on Everton, but the increased demands in Manchester United were difficult to navigate.

After he inherited a title -winning team, he was fired after only 10 months with the club seventh in the table.

4. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – 54.17%

Manchester United brought back a favorite to fans to stabilize the ship in December 2018, with Olegunnar Solskjaer supervising a new manager bouncer. That was his impact, Solskjaer got the track permanent and won 54.17% of his competitions. He was fired in November 2021 after a dip in the results saw the club seventh in the table.

3. Erik ten Hag – 54.69%

Erik ten Hag arrived in England with a growing reputation after the success of Trophy at Ajax. The Dutchman led the side to League Cup and FA Cup success during his two full seasons that were in charge, but the Red Devils dropped in second place in the second of those campaigns in second place.

2. Jose Mourinho – 58.33%

Responsible for the Joint League finish of the club (2nd) since the retirement of Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho won 58.33% of his competitions. He lifted a League Cup and Europa League Double during his debut season.

1. Alex Ferguson – 59.67%

Undoubtedly, the greatest manager of all time. The distinction list of Sir Alex Ferguson comprises 13 Premier League titles, five FA cups, four competition cups and two Champions League trophies at Old Trafford. In a stunning 26-year-old government, Ferguson won 59.87% of his matches and never finished lower than third in one of his 21 Premier League seasons.

Ranked: Every Manchester United manager per win percentage