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Manchester United 2-2 Fulham: David Moyes' Old Trafford Record Worsens

Theatre Of Nightmares: How Moyes Has Layed Down The 'Welcome' Mat At Old Trafford
Samuel Luckhurst
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Manchester United have now won less than 50% of their 25 Premier League fixtures this season. Their alarming freefall under David Moyes continued with a 2-2 draw against bottom club Fulham on Sunday, which compelled the Scot to admit that was "as bad as it gets".

He also accused his side of "mental softness" for allowing Darren Bent to nod in a stoppage-time equaliser. United's hallmark under Sir Alex Ferguson was salvaging victory in the dying embers, yet it is the opposite under his predecessor. Late goals conceded against Southampton, Cardiff, Everton, Swansea and Sunderland have effectively killed their hopes of any domestic silverware in this disastrous campaign.

Including Bent's header, five of those aforementioned goals have come at Old Trafford, which has not been so welcoming to its visitors in aeons. Moyes has won six, drawn three and lost four of his home League games, and the outstanding win against Arsenal in November was owed more to steel, rather than silk.

Over seven months into his United reign, there is scarcely any evidence to suggest he deserves to be Manchester United manager.

Moyes' Old Trafford record
(01 of16)
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United 0-0 Chelsea: A forgettable match in which José Mourinho was berated for his strikerless formation, yet United were also guilty of settling for a draw. (credit:Getty Images)
(02 of16)
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United 2-0 Crystal Palace: Two goals from two set-pieces settled the outcome, as United benefitted from Kagisho Dikgacoi's red card in the first-half. (credit:Getty Images)
(03 of16)
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United 1-2 West Brom: The Baggies recorded their first win at Old Trafford since 1978 as Moyes suffered his third defeat of the campaign in late September. (credit:Getty Images)
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United 1-1 Southampton: Dejan Lovren's header was stabbed in by Adam Lallana in the 89th minute as United failed to kill off a dogged Southampton side. (credit:Getty Images)
(05 of16)
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United 3-2 Stoke: Javier Hernández rescued the Reds with an 80th-minute winner after Stoke led twice. (credit:Getty Images)
(06 of16)
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United 1-0 Arsenal: Robin van Persie's header downed his former club in what is, to date, Moyes' most impressive Old Trafford victory. (credit:Getty Images)
(07 of16)
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United 0-1 Everton: The Toffees never won at Old Trafford at Moyes yet ended their hoodoo at the first time of asking under Roberto Martínez. Bryan Oviedo ended Everton's 21-year wait late on. (credit:Getty Images)
(08 of16)
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United 0-1 Newcastle: The Reds lost two consecutive home League matches for the first time since 2002 as Yohan Cabaye's deflected winner separated the teams and gave Newcastle their first Old Trafford win since 1972. (credit:Getty Images)
(09 of16)
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United 3-1 West Ham: Danny Welbeck, Adnan Januzaj and Ashley Young all got on the scoresheet to give Old Trafford some early Christmas cheer in a comfortable win. (credit:Getty Images)
(10 of16)
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United 1-2 Tottenham: Spurs ended their Old Trafford hex the previous season and made it four League games unbeaten against United thanks to Christan Eriksen's winner. (credit:Getty Images)
(11 of16)
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United 2-0 Swansea: A week after the Swans recorded their first ever win at Old Trafford, Antonio Valencia and Danny Welbeck struck to ensure they would not make it a double in January. (credit:Getty Images)
(12 of16)
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United 2-0 Cardiff: Robin van Persie made a goalscoring return on Juan Mata's debut, as man of the match Ashley Young hit a second. (credit:Getty Images)
(13 of16)
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United 2-2 Fulham: For nearly an hour, the Whites were homing in on a first win at United in just over 10 years, but the Reds recovered thanks to Van Persie and Michael Carrick's efforts. Then David de Gea parried Kieran Richardson's shot into Darren Bent's path and United's "mental softness" resurfaced. (credit:Getty Images)
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United 0-3 Liverpool: Moyes' reign sank to a new low with defeat against their greatest adversaries. (credit:Getty Images)
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United 0-3 City: A week after the Champions League comeback against Olympiakos, United were humbled by City on another miserable night for Moyes, as Sir Alex Ferguson was abused for choosing his compatriot to succeed him. (credit:Getty Images)
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United 4-1 Aston Villa: Moyes' home League record looks to have ended with United's most comprehensive win of the season. A Wayne Rooney double extinguished Villa's lead before Juan Mata and Javier Hernández's second-half goals added gloss to an otherwise unconvincing performance from the champions. (credit:Getty Images)
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