Playing at home against a weaker opponent, MU controlled the ball slightly better. However, coach Erik Ten Hag's team was inferior to Bournemouth in terms of attack efficiency.
MU has another nightmare at home
The visitors soon silenced Old Trafford's "Theatre of Dreams" when striker Dominic Solanke scored for the visitors in the 5th minute, from a beautiful backheel from Lewis Cook's pass. Bournemouth could even have closed the first half with a second goal when the ball hit the post.
The "Red Devils" poured forward to attack from the beginning of the first half. However, the defense consisting of Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw and Sergio Reguilon once again paid a heavy price for their lack of concentration. Coach Andoni Iraola's team continued to stun MU by scoring 2 more goals after headers from Philip Billing (minute 68) and Marcos Senesi (minute 73).
Conceding a goal, coach Ten Hag was almost helpless despite sending in star strikers like Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford in the second half. Despite creating great pressure on Bournemouth's defense, the "Red Devils" lacked precision in decisive situations.
Bournemouth make big shock
This defeat is considered a big shock for MU in particular and the Premier League in general. Old Trafford is once again no longer an inviolable sanctuary as this is the 4th defeat in 9 home matches of the "Red Devils" in the domestic league this season. In fact, in the history of confrontation, Bournemouth has never scored 4 goals against MU. Moreover, in the last 10 meetings with MU, Bournemouth received 9 defeats and 1 draw.
Although still maintaining 6th place after this defeat, the risk of crisis still hangs over MU's head. Because in the middle of next week, coach Ten Hag's team is likely to be eliminated in the Champions League group stage.
The Dutch coach's position will certainly be even more shaky after this defeat. With a series of internal troubles and a decline in form, coach Ten Hag seems to be losing control. Everything has "returned to earth" for MU even though they just defeated Chelsea in the previous round. On the contrary, the victory helped Bournemouth increase the gap with the relegation group to 9 points.
Salah (right) scored his 200th goal for Liverpool
In the early game, Mohamed Salah scored his 200th goal for Liverpool in a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace, temporarily taking the "Red Devils" to the top of the table. Salah's 14th goal of the season made him the 5th player to score 200 goals for Liverpool in all competitions after Ian Rush (346), Roger Hunt (285), Gordon Hodgson (241) and Billy Liddell (228).
Liverpool were facing defeat after Jean-Philippe Mateta's penalty put Crystal Palace ahead in the second half at Selhurst Park. But the hosts' Jordan Ayew was sent off with 15 minutes remaining and Liverpool took full advantage to turn things around.
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