Match Sharpness Index (MSI): 50.4 (Down from 50.7)
New to MSI? Read the full explainer → MSI Explained: Match Sharpness Index
What happened? Club Health Index raised MSI but the Brentford performance dragged us back down.
Result? MSI drops to 50.4.
This week's story
Club Health Index boost: October's update gave us a lift: fewer injuries and better minutes for new signings.
Read the October Club Health Index breakdown → October Club Health Index
Brentford reality check: A pathetic showing in transitions and duels pulled things straight back down.
Read the Brentford WMR → Brentford Weekly Match Rating
Table of Contents
Understanding MSI
Match Sharpness Index (MSI) is a 0–100 rating of Manchester United’s overall form. It combines:
WMR (Weekly Match Rating): rolling last-5 games
CHI (Club Health Index): rolling last-3 months of club health
A guardrail that limits major week-to-week swings
Formula: MSI = 0.65 × WMR(Last 5) + 0.35 × CHI(Last 3).
October Club Health Index MSI Update
Read October CHI (52.3) → Read Here
Club Health Index: 52.3 (Inconsistent)
October's CHI update gave MSI a lift from 50.7 to around 51.5.
Main reasons: fewer injuries (2 key starters out instead of 3), new signings and U23 players getting meaningful minutes, and finances back in the black.
The feeling around the club is still a mess, cohesion and leadership both dropped. Luckily player availability and new signing / U23 integration gains were enough to push things up. That's a +0.8 MSI boost prior to the Brentford MSI.
Brentford MSI Update
Read Brentford WMR → Read Here
Then the Brentford match… The 47.2 performance dragged MSI from 51.5 straight down to 50.4.
Brentford created six big chances to our four. We couldn't deal with their transitions and kept losing duels. We had 56% possession but it meant nothing. More of the ball exposed us more on the break.
The attack score looked decent on paper but it's misleading. Nearly all our threat came from four isolated moments (Bruno's pen plus three Šeško chances). Strip those out and the other 10 shots generated basically nothing.
Defense was a nightmare. Cost us -1.1 MSI, wiping out the CHI gains and then some.
Where 50.4 sits on the ladder
60–64.9: Mid-table baseline
55–59.9: Domestic bottom-third
50–54.9: Relegation Form ← We’re here (50.4)
45–49.9: Severe Underperformance
35–44.9: Crisis
What needs to happen next
1) Start winning games or Amorim will be gone
We're averaging less than a point and a half per match over the last five. That's relegation form. With his position already shaky and cohesion falling apart, a couple more performances like Brentford and the decision will be made for him. The pressure's not coming, it's already here.
2) Pick a core XI and stick with it
Cohesion and leadership dropped because players don't know each other's tendencies. We've got bodies available now. Stop rotating and let the same group play three matches straight. They need to gel, and that only happens with consistency.
Bottom line
The frustrating part is we're not moving up at all, we're just stuck in this relegation form. Club health gave us a small bump then Brentford's performance took it right back. Amorims job is on the line and the team looks disconnected. He must change or we stay trapped in this cycle until he’s sacked.
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