Bournemouth’s Philip Billing, entrance proper, scores his facet’s second aim in the course of the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Bournemouth on the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Dominic Solanke, Philip Billing and Marcos Senesi scored for the Cherries as Andoni Iraola’s males piled extra distress on Erik ten Hag’s misfiring Red Devils.
Manchester United fell to an eleventh defeat of the season after shedding at residence to Bournemouth 3-0 within the English Premier League on Saturday.
Goals from Dominic Solanke, Philip Billing and Marcos Senesi sparked loud jeers inside Old Trafford as Erik ten Hag’s workforce missed out on the prospect to transfer stage on factors with defending champion Manchester City.
The newest loss — a seventh within the league — got here a day after Ten Hag was named supervisor of the month for November.
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It additionally adopted a morale-boosting win towards Chelsea in midweek after studies of participant unrest within the locker room.
Despite a troubled marketing campaign to date, United went into the sport simply three factors off fourth-positioned City.
But a mistake-ridden efficiency towards Bournemouth highlighted the issues inside United it was roundly crushed.
Bournemouth had gained three of its final 4 video games and was unbeaten throughout that run.
That was a warning to United of the menace posed by Andoni Iraola’s bettering workforce. But the house workforce seemed in poor health-outfitted to deal with the guests’ fast assaults and was behind within the fifth minute.
Bournemouth punished United for sloppy play on the again as Lewis Cook capitalized on a free move by Bruno Fernandes, charged into the field, and performed a low cross to the close to submit. Solanke was the sharpest to react and completed coolly with a facet-footed shot.
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The ahead got here shut to including a second when hitting the submit within the thirty eighth, whereas United’s greatest likelihood within the first half got here from a Harry Maguire header that was tipped over the bar by goalkeeper Neto.
United improved after the break with out creating a transparent likelihood and Ten Hag despatched on Rasmus Hojlund within the 56th.
After absorbing a interval of stress, Bournemouth doubled the lead by way of substitute Billing within the 68th. Luke Shaw’s errant move sparked a fast break and Solanke performed in Marcus Tavernier on the left. Tavernier then curled a cross for Billing to head into the highest nook.
It was 3-0 5 minutes later when Senesi rose to head in Tavernier’s nook and immediate indignant jeers from the house crowd.
Substitute Dango Ouattara seemed to have made it 4-0 after extra dangerous defending from United, however the aim was dominated out for handball.
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