Manchester United suffered a dismal 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth as Ruben Amorim's mixed start at Old Trafford continued.
Match report
United stunned rivals Manchester City with a late turnaround to win 2-1 last weekend, although this result was more in line with Thursday's chaotic 4-3 defeat to Tottenham in the EFL Cup.
Dean Huijsen silenced the home crowd by heading in Ryan Christie's free kick. His 29th-minute opener again exposed United's weaknesses as Andre Onana was left motionless on Sunday.
Bournemouth continued to look dangerous and found reward when Justin Kluivert's penalty doubled the lead after 61 minutes. The attacker scored after winning the penalty for Noussair Mazraoui's foul.
Antoine Semenyo scored a well-taken third just two minutes later, racing to the penalty spot before firing a low left-foot shot past Onana from Dango Ouattara's cutback pass.
The win moves high-flying Bournemouth up to fifth in the table and just three points behind the top four, while the battle leaves United in thirteenth place and in the bottom half of the table for the first time since the 1989-90 season at Christmas. ranking.
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Data Debrief: Set-piece woe for struggling United
Not since the 1989/90 season have United been in a worse position ahead of the Boxing Day matches, having finished in twelfth place that season, one place above their position this season.
That marks a new low for struggling United, who have conceded three or more goals in a home game in the Premier League four times this season, with only Southampton (five) scoring more.
Defensive problems continue to abound for Amorim, with United conceding seventeen goals from set-pieces, excluding penalties, in the Premier League in 2024; their most in a single calendar year in the competition.
In stark contrast, Bournemouth have now won their last three away games in the competition, the most since a four-match run in December 2023 when they defeated United in the third match by the same scoreline.
Competition events
0' The match is about to start!
6' Early chance for Amad, shot saved
9'Onana denies Semenyo
18' Fernandes shoots from distance, shot saved
29' Dean Huijsen scores from a set piece! Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
40' Great chance, but Bruno puts the ball wide
42' FERNANDES MISSED ANOTHER CHANCE
44' Fernandes shoots again from distance, but misses. Again
46' Leny Yoro replaces Tyrell Malacia.
55' Højlund and Garnacho ON; Zirkzee and Ugarte OUT
61' Penalty for Bournemouth! Man Utd 0-2 Bournemouth (Kluivert)
63' Semenyo makes it 3-0! Man Utd 0-3 Bournemouth (Antoine Semenyo)
69' Hojlund with a good shot. Stored
70' Bruno's shot is stopped by the defender
80' Højlund receives the ball in a beautiful space
83' Fans leave Old Traford
92' Highlight of Man Utd vs Bournemouth
Setups
Man Utd XI: Maguire, Bruno Fernandes, Onana, Mazraoui, Dalot, Manuel Ugarte, Martinez, Tyrell Malacia, Joshua Zirkzee, Amad Diallo Traore, Kobbie Mainoo
Subs: Evans, Eriksen, Casemiro, Altay Bayındır, Antony, Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Højlund, Toby Collyer, Leny Yoro
Bournemouth XI: Smith, Kepa, Ryan Christie, Adams, Kluivert, Evanilson, Antoine Semenyo, Ilya Zabarnyi, Milos Kerkez, Dango Ouattara, Dean Huijsen
Subs: E.Ünal, Lewis Cook, Billing, Brooks, Travers, Aarons, James Hill, Ben Winterburn, Max Kinsey
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