Manchester United slump to their lowest ever Premier League points total - in pictures

Ralf Rangnick's side will record poorest Premier League return after Brighton thrashing

Manchester United captain Steve Bruce and Bryan Robson hold aloft the FA Premier League trophy after the final home game of the 1992-93 season, when they finished as champions with 84 points. Getty

Steve Bruce and Bryan Robson lift the trophy after winning the Premiership in the 1993-94 season with 92 points. Getty

Alex Ferguson's Manchester United finished the 1994-95 season as runners-up with 88 points. Allsport

Steve Bruce and goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel celebrate with the 1995-96 Premiership trophy after winning the title with 82 points. Getty

Alex Ferguson holds the Premier League trophy after the final home game of the 1996-97 season, which they won with 75 points. Getty

Arsenal's Tony Adams tackles United's Teddy Sheringham in the 1997-98 season. United were runners-up behind the Gunners, with 77 points. Allsport

Manchester United players celebrate winning the title in the 1998-99 season with 79 points. Allsport

Manchester United's Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lift the Premier League trophy after winning the title in the 1999-2000 season with 91 points. Allsport

Manager Alex Ferguson and Roy Keane with the Premier League Premiership trophy in 2000-01, a season they won with 80 points. Allsport

United's Luke Chadwick holds off John McGreal of Ipswich in the 2001-02 season. United finished third with 77 points. Getty

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Roy Keane celebrate with the Premier League trophy in 2002-3, when 83 points was enough for the title. Getty

Roy Keane shows his frustration during the 2003-4 season, when United finished third with 75 points. Getty

Paul Scholes celebrates with Roy Keane and Cristiano Ronaldo during the 2004-05 season, when United finished third with 77 points. Getty

Striker Wayne Rooney in action during the 2005-6 season, when United finished second with 83 points. EPA

United players celebrate winning the title in the 2006-7 season with 89 points. Getty

Ryan Giggs lifts the trophy after United's win in the 2007-8 season with 87 points. Getty

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with the Premier League trophy after their triumph in 2008-9 with 90 points. Getty

Michael Owen shoots during the 2009-10 season, when United finished as runners-up with 85 points. EPA

United celebrate with the Premier League trophy in 2010-11, when they won with 80 points. Getty

Wayne Rooney looks dejected in the 2011-12 season, when United were runners-up with 89 points. Getty

Alex Ferguson lifts the Premier League trophy after the 2012-13 season, when they were crowned with 89 points - the last time Manchester United were champions of England. Getty

Michael Carrick, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata show their disappointment during the 2013-14 season, when United finished in seventh with 64 points, currently their lowest ever tally. Getty

Manager Louis van Gaal leaves the pitch during the 2014-15 season, when United finished fourth with 70 points. Getty

Wayne Rooney during the 2015-16 season, when United were fifth with 66 points. Getty

Manchester United's Anthony Martial in 2016-17, when United were sixth with 69 points. Getty

Jay Rodriguez of West Bromwich Albion celebrates after scoring against United in 2017-18, when they were runners-up with 81 points. Getty

Marcus Rashford during the 2018-19 season, when United finished sixth with 66 points. Getty

Goalkeeper David de Gea during the 2019-20 season, when United finished third with 66 points. Getty

Marcus Rashford celebrates with Paul Pogba during the 2020-21 campaign, when United were runners-up with 74 points. EPA

Manchester United are looking forward to welcoming Erik ten Hag as their new permanent manager - and it's clear the Dutchman will have quite a task on his hands.

United are languishing in sixth place in the table after their 4-0 thrashing at Brighton on Saturday and the season will end with their lowest points tally in the Premier League era.

Since the Premier League started in the 1992/93 season, United have been champions 13 times and runners-up six on six occasions in an incredible era of domination.

But after Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, United have struggled, with David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and now interim manager Ralf Rangnick all failing to lift the Premier League trophy.

Rangnick has been named manager of the Austrian national team but is set to continue in a consultancy role at United when Ten Hag arrives in the summer.

United's lowest tally of points came in the 2013/14 season, the year after Ferguson left, when they amassed 64 points. That campaign they were beaten by West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City among others at Old Trafford, and lost on the road to Sunderland and Stoke.

This season United have 58 points from 37 games, with only their final match at Crystal Palace away to come on May 22.

The picture gallery above shows how many points United have won in the 29 seasons since the Premier League started. To see the next season, just swipe.