[Lucky McLuckerson]

.................VS....................

Date: Sunday, December 22 2024
Kickoff Time: 1400 Hrs GMT
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester

League Standings And Form Guide

13. Manchester United: DWLLW
6. Bournemouth: LWWWD


Previous League Meetings

Bournemouth 2—2 Manchester United

Manchester United 0—3 Bournemouth

Bournemouth 0—1 Manchester United

Manchester United 3—0 Bournemouth

Manchester United 5—2 Bournemouth


All-Time League Record

Manchester United wins: 9
Bournemouth wins: 3
Draws: 2


Pre-Match Pressers

Rúben Amorim




Andoni Iraola





Team News

Manchester United

Luke Shaw and Mason Mount ruled out. Noussair Mazraoui and Victor Lindelöf doubtful.


Bournemouth

Alex Scott, Luis Sinisterra, Julián Araujo, Marcos Senesi and Marcus Tavernier ruled out.


Know The Opposition

Association Football Club Bournemouth (nicknamed The Cherries and Boscombe) is a professional football club based in Bournemouth, Dorset. The exact date of the club's foundation is not known, but there is proof that it was formed as Bascombe FC in the autumn of 1899 out of the remains of the older Boscombe St. John's Lads’ Institute FC. Nicknamed The Cherries (Dean Court was built adjacent to the Cooper-Dean estate, which encompassed numerous cherry orchards), the team traditionally played in red shirts with white sleeves until 1971, when the strip was changed to red and black stripes, similar to that of AC Milan. The club was renamed in 1923 to Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic F.C. in 1923, which was the name until 1972, when it becomes A.F.C. Bournemouth.

Bournemouth have won the second and third tiers of English football, and were twice runners-up of the fourth tier. They have also won the Football League Trophy, and the Football League Third Division South Cup. Bournemouth have spent the majority of their history bouncing between the third and fourth tier of English football. Under manager Eddie Howe, they have risen through the pyramid; the 2015–16 season was Bournemouth's first ever in England's top division. Bournemouth's biggest rivals are Brighton & Hove Albion, Reading FC and Southampton FC. They play their home games at Dean Court, Bournemouth — currently known as the Vitality Stadium.


Referee

Craig Pawson.


Familiar Faces

N/A.​

 

[Ayoba]

Hmmm. Think we'll lose this, Bournemouth are a good side.

 

[RDCR07]

Onana
De Ligt - Maguire - Yoro
Maz - Ugarte - Mainoo - Dalot
Amad - Bruno
Zirkzee​

 

[thisisnottaken1]

We’ll probably draw this. I’m going for 1-1.

 

[horsechoker]

Been worried about this game, Bournemouth is the exact mid to upper table side we lose to.

 

[Parma Dewol]

Mentioned it in the Martinez thread, but want to see who will be our first choice back three. Think we have everyone available now bar Shaw, but there’s still a lot of chopping and changing in those positions.

Appreciate the games are coming thick and fast, but feel we must define our preferred back line asap and stick with it as much as possible.

 

[Ollie Derbyshire]

Mentioned it in the Martinez thread, but want to see who will be our first choice back three. Think we have everyone available now bar Shaw, but there’s still a lot of chopping and changing in those positions.

Appreciate the games are coming thick and fast, but feel we must define our preferred back line asap and stick with it as much as possible.

I don’t think Martinez should be in the first choice back 3 with his current form, but I’m not sure who should take his spot, I’d go with Maz in a Yoro, De Ligt, Maz line up.

 

[Parma Dewol]

I don’t think Martinez should be in the first choice back 3 with his current form, but I’m not sure who should take his spot, I’d go with Maz in a Yoro, De Ligt, Maz line up.

Yeah I’m not sure who it should be either. We almost have too many choices. De Ligt, Maguire, Martinez, Lindelof, Yoro, Evans, Mazraoui, Shaw.

Would like to see a set back line asap.

 

[Dannn411]

This is going to be a very tough game. Tougher than City I think. Hopefully we can win.

 

[Shark]

First time in a long time, after losing a game I'm not really worried about the next, and looking forward to it.

 

[Ollie Derbyshire]

Yeah I’m not sure who it should be either. We almost have too many choices. De Ligt, Maguire, Martinez, Lindelof, Yoro, Evans, Mazraoui, Shaw.

Would like to see a set back line asap.

Yeah me too, our improvement as a team will gather pace quicker (and I think it’s moving fairly quickly already) with a settled back 3.

Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw would be great but Shaw is never fit so for me it’s Yoro, De Ligt, Maz.

 

[KiD MoYeS]

Tough game, they are currently a better side than us. It has really dawned on me how average a lot of our players are now we have a coach capable of implementing a successful system.

 

[Blood Mage]

Will be difficult. Like Spurs they are a good pressing team and we're still rubbish at transitioning out of defence.

 

[ValenciasDrilledCrosses]

Tough game but would hope we can win this given the lineup we put out today. They are excellent at pressing and not much else. Need to cut down on stupid mistakes on the ball and push them back or it will be a nervy 90 minutes.

 

[BorisManUtd]

Bournemouth have been great for some time now and we lost last time at Old Trafford conceding cheap goals so this'll be difficult game.

 

[always_hoping]

Bournemouth in some decent form coming into this game unbeaten in their last four games.

United need to bounce back with a win after tonight's frustrating loss and a small measure of revenge for losing 3-0 in Old Trafford against Bournemouth last season would be nice.

 

[Mike Smalling]

Feels so important to get a win here. The Spurs result wasn't great, but the performance wasn't bad overall, and there is something to build on.

Just go with the strongest possible team. For me that would probably be:

Onana
Maguire - De Ligt - Martinez
Mazraoui - Mainoo - Ugarte - Dalot
Diallo - Bruno
Højlund

I think we probably need both Maguire and De Ligt to try and get the best set piece defenders in there, and I thought Mainoo showed some good stuff from his cameo.

Looking forward to each game now, which is nice. It's no longer horrible to watch us.

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Finally a home game.

 

[bosnian_red]

Onana
Yoro De Ligt Martinez
Mazraoui Ugarte Mainoo Dalot
Amad Bruno
Zirkzee​

I'd say this is our strongest 11 right now, with the CF's basically just rotating based on form. Give Zirkzee a run out with these guys though I think he'll link up well.

 

[bosnian_red]

Mentioned it in the Martinez thread, but want to see who will be our first choice back three. Think we have everyone available now bar Shaw, but there’s still a lot of chopping and changing in those positions.

Appreciate the games are coming thick and fast, but feel we must define our preferred back line asap and stick with it as much as possible.

It's Martinez, De Ligt and one more. Sometimes Mazraoui at RCB, sometimes Maz at RWB with Yoro at RCB or Maguire at RCB and De Ligt goes out. Dalot LWB. It's pretty stable I'd say when 4 of the back 5 are pretty set and constant.

 

[RedIan]

Cut out the mistakes and defend corners and its 3 pt,s.

 

[Doracle]

Onana
Yoro De Ligt Martinez
Mazraoui Ugarte Mainoo Dalot
Amad Bruno
Zirkzee​

I'd say this is our strongest 11 right now, with the CF's basically just rotating based on form. Give Zirkzee a run out with these guys though I think he'll link up well.

Maguire as the mid CB definitely improves that team. Otherwise, I’d agree. Ideally I’d probably switch Maz and Dalot around (as Dalot is just outright bad at LWB) but we seem very resistant to that approach for some reason.

 

[AndyMUFC]

Onana
De Ligt Maguire Martinez
Mazraoui Ugarte Mainoo Dalot
Amad Bruno
Zirkzee

I could maybe see Casemiro coming in for Ugarte for this one, but think otherwise it more or less picks itself.

 

[Massive Spanner]

Another fecking rearranged 3pm one that won't be on Sky.

 

[SoCross]

Wouldn’t mind seeing Antony at either of the wing back positions tbh.

 

[George The Best]

It's Martinez, De Ligt and one more. Sometimes Mazraoui at RCB, sometimes Maz at RWB with Yoro at RCB or Maguire at RCB and De Ligt goes out. Dalot LWB. It's pretty stable I'd say when 4 of the back 5 are pretty set and constant.

Not sure Martinez warrants a place on current form. I think on Sunday it will be Maguire & De Ligt, plus either Yoro or Maz.

 

[Ali Dia]

Wouldn’t mind seeing Antony at either of the wing back positions tbh.

He was so poor last night but good against city. I don’t know why we haven’t tried him at LWB yet though. He has the energy to get up and down and give us width that we miss badly. His crossing can’t be any worse than Dalots hail Mary’s off his left or cutting back slowing things down and then skying it on his right. LWB is Antony’s only chance of still being here next season I feel but the manager or the player is reluctant to try it

 

[RedRocket9908]

We need to drop Martinez for this and start with Yoro, Maguire, and De Ligt at the back if all ate fit

 

[Todd]

Assuming Maz isn't fit:

.........................Hojlund........................
..............................................................
................Bruno..........Amad................
..............................................................
Antony..........................................Dalot
...............Mainoo.....Ugarte...................
...............................................................
.............Yoro......................de Ligt.........
.........................Maguire.........................
................................................................
.........................Onana.............................

They're in pretty good form...think we'll lose this.

 

[Charlie Foley]

The league is really compact in the middle. If we win this we go ahead of them despite being 7 spots behind them. With some of the other games this weekend (Villa play City, Brentford play Forest, Spurs play Liverpool) this is a chance to move up the table. Going to be optimistic and say Hojlund gets a goal and we win

 

[Northstand]

Not sure Martinez warrants a place on current form. I think on Sunday it will be Maguire & De Ligt, plus either Yoro or Maz.

Agree. Hopefully Ruben won’t reward poor performances in the way ETH did. Maguire was excellent against City too, so surely warrants a place if fit.

 

[Crostien]

Think we'll struggle to score and eventually get caught out. a bit like last year's disasterclass.

Four nil United.

This game last year. Just horrible.

 

[Ayoba]

I just hope we can keep a clean sheet!

 

[bosnian_red]

Not sure Martinez warrants a place on current form. I think on Sunday it will be Maguire & De Ligt, plus either Yoro or Maz.

Martinez was excellent vs City, provides passing that nobody else can, and is the only one who is left footed which is a must at LCB for Amorim. The only competition to his place is Luke Shaw, who can't stay fit. So like him or not, Martinez's place is safe for any game he is fit and fresh for, and he'll only be on the bench when he is being rested.

 

[Resonance]

Think we'll win quite comfortably, 3-0. Please don't ruin my Christmas.

 

[waza7111]

Onana
de Ligt - Maguire - Martinez
Maz - Mainoo - Bruno - Dalot
Amad - Garnacho
Zirkzee​

Yoro won't play every game at his age and Maguire will come back.

Martinez looks weak but no real left footed competition for his place.

​

 

[Posh Red]

Onana
de Ligt - Maguire - Martinez
Maz - Mainoo - Bruno - Dalot
Amad - Garnacho
Zirkzee​

Yoro won't play every game at his age and Maguire will come back.

Martinez looks weak but no real left footed competition for his place.

​

No chance he plays that midfield

 

[kouroux]

Need a win, however ugly it could be

 

[Hester_manc]

.........................Onana....................
........Mazraoui.Maguire..De Ligt...............

Amad................................................Dalot.
.................Mainoo......Ugarte.................
..........Bruno...........................Garnacho...
...........................Zirkzee.........................

Subs: Højlund, Eriksen, Antony.

We win 2-1. Amad scores first.

 

[December_16]

We haven’t won 2 in a row in the League this season. Time to change that, hopefully.