Late on December 9, Man United disappointed when they lost 0-3 to Bournemouth in round 16 of the Premier League.
Harry Maguire's disappointment after Man United's defeat (Photo: REUTERS)
After an impressive win over Chelsea in the middle of last week, Man United have returned to their true form this season. The "Red Devils" cannot develop the ball from the back but coach Erik Ten Hag still tries to impose this style of play.
As a result, Man United players kept making mistakes. They lost the ball in extremely sensitive positions and paid a heavy price. In the 4th minute, Bruno Fernandes made a difficult pass to Scott McTominay. Lewis Cook rushed down to steal the ball and then crossed it for Dominic Solanke to tap in the opening goal.
Unable to learn from the first goal, Man United players continued to make mistakes and they conceded a second goal. In the 68th minute, Man United passed the ball incorrectly in the middle of the field, creating an opportunity for Bournemouth to counterattack. From the left wing, Marcus Tavernier made an accurate cross for Philip Billing to head the ball into the net, raising the score to 2-0.
Man United (left) played poorly against Bournemouth (Photo: REUTERS)
The score was raised to 3-0 in the 73rd minute. From a corner kick by his teammate, Marcos Senesi jumped high to head the ball, scoring the winning goal for Bournemouth 3-0. In this situation, Man United's defense made a positioning error when no one was marking Marcos Senesi and let him be too comfortable.
In addition to the three goals, Bournemouth had many other dangerous opportunities. However, they could not take advantage of them. In fact, the score of 3-0 for Bournemouth was somewhat modest compared to the number of opportunities they created.
As for Man United, if their defense disappointed many people, their attack was not much better. Lacking ideas, disjointed and completely deadlocked, Man United could not find a goal of honor.
This weak defeat left Man United with only 27 points and finding it difficult to maintain 6th place. Meanwhile, with the victory over Man United, Bournemouth has 19 points and rose to 13th place on the rankings.
According to Tuoi Tre