Manchester United had been booed off after they suffered a humiliating hammering at residence to Bournemouth within the Premier League.
Three days after victory towards Chelsea breathed new life right into a marketing campaign teetering on the point of disaster, Erik ten Hag’s facet had been shocked by a Bournemouth facet who recorded their first win at Old Trafford.
The Cherries led by way of Dominic Solanke’s early aim.
Andoni Iraola’s males had been totally deserving of their lead, and headers from Philip Billing and Marcos Senesi within the area of 5 second-half minutes accomplished what should go down as one of the well-known triumphs in Bournemouth’s historical past.
It might have been even worse for United, however substitute Dango Ouattara had a fourth for Bournemouth dominated out in stoppage time by the video assistant referee for handball.
Coming solely three days earlier than United’s Champions League assembly with Bayern Munich – which they need to win to face any likelihood of reaching the final 16 – it was about as dangerous a day as potential for Ten Hag, a shocking winner of the Premier League’s newest supervisor of the month prize.
His facet have now suffered seven defeats in 16 league video games. In all competitions, they’ve misplaced as many matches – 11 – as they’ve gained. They have been overwhelmed 3-0 thrice at residence.
Virtually no-one carrying a crimson shirt emerged with any credit score, with Ten Hag’s shocking choice to begin Antony Martial backfiring.
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Solanke the putting star
In the aftermath of United’s tepid defeat at Newcastle final Saturday, it was Martial and Marcus Rashford who got here in for essentially the most extreme criticism.
Both had been dropped for the next victory towards Chelsea, so it was one thing of a shock that Martial was recalled so rapidly. The French ahead dropped deep on a few events to hyperlink play, however he was no menace to the Bournemouth aim.
It didn’t assist that a few misreads meant he didn’t get to at least one by way of ball and Alejandro Garnacho didn’t react to one among his.
Martial’s solely shot of notice, from the sting of the world halfway by way of the opening interval, didn’t have any energy behind it and was gathered simply by Neto.
The distinction with Solanke was putting.
Every time the previous Chelsea and Liverpool man took possession across the United field, his first intuition was to threaten the aim.
His end maximised the sodden situations as he used the tempo of the low cross after Lewis Cook had taken benefit of static United defending as Bruno Fernandes looped a clearance out of the penalty space to steer the ball in on the far put up.
Solanke was a continuing menace. He additionally struck the bottom of a put up with one other shot throughout aim and it was his header that led to Marcus Tavernier turning residence what he thought was a second, which was dominated out for offside.
There was not even an hour performed when Martial was changed by Rasmus Hojlund, a transfer that introduced loud cheers from the house help.
In equity, the substitution made little distinction.
First Billing, as he leapt above Luke Shaw, then Senesi, left unmarked at a nook, uncovered United frailties within the air to seal a sensational win for Bournemouth.
