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 dropping at house 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 staff missed out on the prospect to maneuver degree 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 in opposition to Chelsea in midweek after stories of participant unrest within the locker room.
Despite a troubled marketing campaign thus far, United went into the sport simply three factors off fourth-placed City.
But a mistake-ridden efficiency in opposition to Bournemouth highlighted the issues inside United it was roundly overwhelmed.
Bournemouth had received 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 enhancing staff. But the house staff regarded ill-equipped 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 go by Bruno Fernandes, charged into the field, and performed a low cross to the close to publish. Solanke was the sharpest to react and completed coolly with a side-footed shot.
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The ahead got here near including a second when hitting the publish within the thirty eighth, whereas United’s finest probability 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 probability and Ten Hag despatched on Rasmus Hojlund within the 56th.
After absorbing a interval of strain, Bournemouth doubled the lead by way of substitute Billing within the 68th. Luke Shaw’s errant go sparked a fast break and Solanke performed in Marcus Tavernier on the left. Tavernier then curled a cross for Billing to move into the highest nook.
It was 3-0 5 minutes later when Senesi rose to move in Tavernier’s nook and immediate offended jeers from the house crowd.
Substitute Dango Ouattara regarded to have made it 4-0 after extra dangerous defending from United, however the aim was dominated out for handball.
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