Sheffield United’s disastrous start to the Premier League season is officially the worst in the history of English top-flight football.
Their battling 3-2 home defeat against Manchester United on Thursday means they have taken just one point from their first 13 games.
No other team has ever endured such a poor start to an English top-flight season. The Blades' only point came in a 1-1 draw against Fulham in mid-October.
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Remarkably, nine of their 12 defeats so far have come by only one goal - including Thursday's game, as well as narrow losses to Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Leicester City.