United are 13th in the Premier League after five games while Chelsea are one place below.
Since their initial big-money takeover by Roman Abramovich in 2003, the only comparable season is 2015-16 when they followed up their title win the previous season with just four points from their first five games. Jose Mourinho was sacked as manager that December as the Blues eventually finished 10th.
Erik ten Hag’s side lost two of their first five last season, for the seventh time in the Premier League, but have now gone one worse. Chelsea have only one win, against Luton, the sixth time in the Premier League and first since 2015-16 that they have won only one of their first five. Mauricio Pochettino’s men have two defeats, the same as last season and one fewer than their nightmare start in 2015-16.Nicolas Jackson’s close-range miss against Nottingham Forest summed up Chelsea’s early-season fortunes in front of goal
United have scored six – only five times have they scored fewer at this stage, including five goals last season and a record low three in 2007-08 – but their bigger problem may be at the other end.
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