"Olympus has fallen "

By  Thuso Gure
 

Manchester United players after a 1 nil loss to Newcastle United
on December 2013. Newcastle United recorded their first win at
Old Trafford since 1972.
Photo courtesy of www.huffingtonpost.co.uk 

From Alexander the Great to the Great Roman empire all great armies  have come to an end at some point in their reign and collapsed. Same can be said about Manchester United who  are now known for donating points this  season under the tutteleage of  David Moyes -The Chosen One.

It was always going to be tough for David Moyes to follow in the footsteps of his fellow Scot  man, Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United who in the 27 year reign at the club achieved remarkable things .Lets remind ourselves of his prestigious achievements :

Premier League  : 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
FA Cup  :1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004
League Cup  :1992, 2006, 2009, 2010
UEFA Champions League: 1999, 2008
FIFA Club World Cup: 2008
UEFA Super Cup : 1992
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1991
Inter-Continental Cup   : 1999
FA Charity / Community Shield:  1990 (shared), 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011

However, not many people would have predicted that the road for Moyes would have been as rocky as it has been,given that he has broken amazing records on his debut season at old Trafford and here are some amazing facts ;

82: Defeats to Tottenham Hotspur, Swansea City and Sunderland have meant that United have lost their first three matches of a calender year in 82 years, dating back to 1932. Back then, Walter Crickmer's side were beaten by Bradford Park Avenue, Plymouth Argyle and Swansea City.

1974: United have now lost three encounters in the month of January. That hadn't occurred in 40 years.

22: Those matches have also resulted in United losing three matches in one week for the first time in 22 seasons.

2001: Sticking with the three successive defeats theme, that previously happened 13 years ago as Derby County, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur came out on top against the Red Devils.

10: As for Swansea, they had never won at Old Trafford prior to their 2-1 success in the FA Cup - a sequence that dated back 10 matches.

20: Sunderland have also broken a hoodoo this year, having beaten United for the first time in 20 attempts. That triumph, back in 2000, was also in the League Cup.

1992: The year that Everton - Moyes's former club - last won at Old Trafford prior to this campaign. A goal from full-back Bryan Oviedo was enough for Roberto Martinez to do what Moyes had failed to do in his 11 years in charge of the Toffees - win away at United.

41: Yohan Cabaye's strike midway through the second half secured a 1-0 win for Newcastle United at Old Trafford, meaning that the Magpies headed back to Tyneside with all three points. It was the maiden time that they had done so in some 41 years.What was formerly known as theatre of dreams has become a dreadful nightmare for the Red half of Manchester

 

1978: Laurie Cunningham and Cyrille Regis were among the goals when West Bromwich Albion last won at Old Trafford back in 1978. This time around, Morgan Amalfitano and Saido Berahino were the heroes as the Baggies ended a 35-year wait for a win. West Brom had also failed to beat United in 13 prior attempts.

8: Southampton ended an eight-match losing run against United courtesy of Adam Lallana's late equaliser in October.

26: From their 20 Premier League matches so far, United have dropped 26 points. Last season, they shipped 25 throughout the whole campaign.

25: The percentage number of matches that United have lost so far this season in all competitions - 11 from 39.During the previous campaign, Ferguson's men lost 10 of 54.

Having been dumped from the Carling Cup semi final by Sunderland in their own back yard and embarrassed by Swansea by knocking them out of the FA cup and sitting comfortably in 6th position and 11 points from fourth spot and now trailing by 2 goals down in Champions league last 16 the red devils season might be all over before we in March.

Despite cherishing being called the red devils many United fans show feel like in Hell at the moment and the heat isn't enjoyable for a nanosecond !

The big Question is how much time does David Moyes have.Having signed a 6 year contract with the Manchester Club one may wounded  how many records must he break before being shown the door ?