Man Utd ranked among most heartbreaking Premier League clubs to support as Ruben Amorim's side pile misery on fans despite regular silverware haul

A 'Misery Index' has calculated that Manchester United is one of the most heartbreaking clubs to support despite their success over the years.

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• Man Utd ranks highly on Misery Index
• Crystal Palace top the list
• Red Devils going through rough patch

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  New research from OLBG has put together the Premier League Misery Index, a data-led ranking based on trophy droughts, managerial turnover, time in the relegation zone and even penalty shootout failures. This index puts Crystal Palace at the top of the list as they have never won a major trophy, have had 21 managerial changes, and 23.3% of their Premier League life has been spent in the relegation zone. United are third, behind Everton, due to their fans’ historically sky-high expectations, with 17 league runners-up finishes and a chaotic recent period.

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• THE 'MISERY INDEX'

  Below is the Misery Index in full.

  Club	Last Trophy	Trophy drought (days)	Top Flight Runners Up	% of Time in EPL Relegation Zone	Losing Cup finalists	Penalty Shoot-Out Win %	EPL Manager Changes	Score
  Crystal Palace	Never won a trophy	50,031	0	23.3%	2	30.0%	21	79.3
  Everton	FA Cup	10,918	7	8.0%	10	33.3%	23	78.4
  Manchester United	FA Cup	320	17	0.3%	13	45.5%	9	75.8
  Chelsea	Champions League	1,412	4	0.4%	13	41.4%	24	75.0
  Wolves	League Cup	16,462	5	29.2%	4	31.3%	7	74.0
  Southampton	FA Cup	17,876	1	25.4%	5	63.6%	26	74.0
  Newcastle	EFL Cup	25	2	9.5%	9	35.7%	24	73.8
  Tottenham	League Cup	6,255	5	3.6%	6	31.3%	24	73.8
  Aston Villa	League Cup	10,609	10	7.5%	8	71.4%	22	73.1
  Liverpool	League Cup	410	15	0.6%	12	66.7%	8	71.2
  Arsenal	FA Cup	1,713	11	0.6%	13	59.1%	8	71.0
  Fulham	Never won a trophy	50,031	0	18.3%	1	60.0%	12	70.8
  Ipswich Town	UEFA Cup	16,031	2	37.3%	0	28.6%	2	70.3
  Leicester City	FA Cup	1,426	1	22.8%	6	66.7%	19	68.7
  West Ham	Conference League	673	0	16.1%	4	44.4%	13	66.4
  Bournemouth	Never won a trophy	50,031	0	14.8%	0	60.0%	2	66.3
  Manchester City	Premier League	326	6	5.6%	7	62.5%	11	66.1
  Brighton	Never won a trophy	50,031	0	0.3%	1	53.8%	4	65.3
  Nottingham Forest	League Cup	12,765	2	40.3%	3	92.3%	6	65.3
  Brentford	Never won a trophy	50,031	0	0.0%	0	71.4%	0	61.1

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Head coach Ruben Amorim is enduring a tough start to life at United since taking over last November. They are on course to have their worst ever Premier League season, are out of both domestic cups, and all their hopes lie in the Europa League. If results don't improve, the Portuguese could be sacked in not too long as the Red Devils search for their first league title since 2013.

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  WHAT NEXT?

  Yet more misery could be heaped on United if they fail to reach the semi-finals of the Europa League when they host Lyon on Thursday at Old Trafford.