MANCHESTER. AFC Bournemouth was eventually too much to handle for Manchester United with the goal of Dominic Solanke (5′), Philip Billing (68′) and Marcos Senesi (73′). Manchester United was much better in terms of ball possession (69%).​

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 73,427 spectators.​ The referee was Peter Bankes who had the assistance of Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was cold at 9.99 degrees Celsius or 49.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Timeline

5'
Dominic Solanke(goal)Lewis Cook
27'
30'
Rasmus Højlund- sub ->Anthony Martial
56'
58'
Philip Billing- sub ->Antoine Semenyo
Rasmus Højlund- Yellow
60'
68'
Philip Billing(goal)Marcus Tavernier
72'
Luis Sinisterra- sub ->Justin Kluivert
73'
Marcos Senesi(goal)Marcus Tavernier
Jonny Evans- sub ->Luke Shaw
79'
79'
Marcus Rashford- sub ->Alejandro Garnacho
79'
Bruno Fernandes- Yellow
84'
88'
Dango Ouattara- sub ->Marcus Tavernier
88'
90'
Dango Ouattara(VAR)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this encounter, Manchester United stays with 27 points like Tottenham Hotspur to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, AFC Bournemouth will has 19 points like Chelsea, Brentford and Wolverhampton Wanderers to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will play away with Liverpool on the 16th of December with a 20-15 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (10 draws).

AFC Bournemouth will host Luton Town on the 16th of December with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of AFC Bournemouth (3 draws).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United
G
André Onana 24.Cameroon
6.3
D
Victor Lindelöf 2.Sweden
D
Harry Maguire 5.England
7.3
D
Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal
7.1
D
Luke Shaw 23.England
6.3
79'
D
Sergio Reguilón 15.Spain
7.3
30'
M
Sofyan Amrabat 4.Morocco
7.5
M
Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal
8.1
84'
M
Alejandro Garnacho 17.Argentina
7.0
79'
M
Antony 21.Brazil
7.3
79'
M
Scott McTominay 39.Scotland
7.0
F
Anthony Martial 9.France
7.0
56'
Substitutes
G
Altay Bayındır 1.Turkey
D
Raphaël Varane 19.France
D
Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England
D
Jonny Evans 35.Northern Ireland
6.4
79'
M
Facundo Pellistri 28.Uruguay
7.0
79'
M
Donny van de Beek 34.Netherlands
M
Kobbie Mainoo 37.England
F
Rasmus Højlund 11.Denmark
6.7
56' 60'
F
Marcus Rashford 10.England
7.0
79'

Manchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: Victor Lindelöf , André Onana (6.3), Diogo Dalot (7.0), Harry Maguire (7.3), Luke Shaw (6.3), Sergio Reguilón (7.3), Scott McTominay (7.1), Sofyan Amrabat (7.5), Antony (7.5), Bruno Fernandes (7.7), Alejandro Garnacho (7.0) and Anthony Martial (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Rasmus Højlund (7.0), Altay Bayındır, Marcus Rashford  (7.0), Raphaël Varane, Facundo Pellistri (7.0), Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Donny van de Beek, Jonny Evans (6.4) and Kobbie Mainoo.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 4 changes: Alejandro Garnacho for Marcus Rashford  (79′), Anthony Martial for Rasmus Højlund (56′), Luke Shaw for Jonny Evans (79′) and Antony for Facundo Pellistri (79′).

Player of the match: Bruno Fernandes​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes.

His rating is 7.7 with 85 passes (85% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth
G
Neto 1.Brazil
7.7
D
Milos Kerkez 3.Hungary
7.7
D
Adam Smith 15.England
7.3
D
Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina
8.7
73'
D
Ilya Zabarnyi 27.Ukraine
7.5
M
Lewis Cook 4.England
8.1
88'
M
Ryan Christie 10.Scotland
7.3
M
Justin Kluivert 19.Netherlands
6.3
72'
M
Antoine Semenyo 24.England
6.6
58'
M
Marcus Tavernier 16.England
8.4
88' 27'
F
Dominic Solanke 9.England
7.5
5'
Substitutes
G
Mark Travers 42.Republic of Ireland
D
Chris Mepham 6.Wales
M
David Brooks 7.Wales
M
Joe Rothwell 8.England
6.8
88'
M
Gavin Kilkenny 26.Republic of Ireland
M
Philip Billing 29.Denmark
7.9
58' 68'
F
Luis Sinisterra 17.Colombia
6.4
72'
F
Dango Ouattara 11.Burkina Faso
6.4
88'
F
Kieffer Moore 21.Wales

Also AFC Bournemouth adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Neto (7.5), Adam Smith (7.3), Ilya Zabarnyi (7.5), Marcos Senesi (8.2), Milos Kerkez (7.5), Lewis Cook (7.8), Ryan Christie (7.5), Antoine Semenyo (6.4), Justin Kluivert (6.3), Marcus Tavernier (8.2), Dominic Solanke (8.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Luis Sinisterra (6.4), Chris Mepham, David Brooks, Joe Rothwell (6.4), Dango Ouattara (6.6), Kieffer Moore, Gavin Kilkenny, Philip Billing (7.5) and Mark Travers.

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 4 changes: Antoine Semenyo for Philip Billing (58′), Justin Kluivert for Luis Sinisterra (72′), Lewis Cook for Joe Rothwell (88′) and Marcus Tavernier for Dango Ouattara (88′).

Player of the match: Marcos Senesi​

The most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Marcos Senesi.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 34 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​