Man Utd is gradually regaining confidence after a few impressive matches in the Premier League and the C1 Cup – Champions League. This week, coach Erik ten Hag and his team will welcome Bournemouth – an unrated opponent but in good form.
The performance against Chelsea in the midweek match is the basis for Man Utd fans to be optimistic. The “Red Devils” played energetically and enthusiastically, causing their opponents to constantly encounter difficulties.
If we keep playing like against Chelsea, everything will be fine with Man Utd. However, in front of them is a Bournemouth team that knows itself and does not necessarily attack just to satisfy the fans.
For Bournemouth, the journey to relegation is still very long and accumulating points is one of the methods that is always effective for relegated teams.
Bournemouth’s problem is that the attack is not strong. It will be very difficult for them to play when they are behind. Man Utd’s strikers need to take advantage soon to score the opening goal. Gaining an advantage in the results, Man Utd will have an easier time calculating in the rest of the match.
Force
Man Utd is definitely without Tyrell Malacia, Lisandro Martinez, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Amad Diallo, Jonny Evans (injury) and Jadon Sancho (internal discipline). Mason Mount has had to practice separately in recent days and is unlikely to recover in time.
For Bournemouth, Lloyd Kelly, Tyler Adams, Max Aarons (thigh), Alex Scott (knee), Ryan Fredericks (calf), Emiliano Marcondes (foot) and Darren Randolph (illness) are all absent through injury. Solanke or Semenyo are ready to play from the start.
Performance
Man Utd is gradually showing its return at the right sensitive period of the season. They lost 2 and won 4 of the last 6 matches in the Premier League. More importantly, the Red Devils delivered a more energetic and positive performance than at the beginning of the season.
On the other side of the front line, Bournemouth also had impressive results in the last 6 rounds. This team won 3, drew 1 and lost 2. However, Bournemouth’s achievements mainly come from the fact that they played at home. When they have to be guests, this team often loses.