On the night of December 22nd at 22:00 GMT, Old Trafford welcomed a major match in the 17th round of the English Premier League, with Manchester United hosting Bournemouth. Unfortunately, United's overall performance failed to live up to expectations, and they suffered their third loss in four consecutive rounds of the league with a score of 0-3 in the match.
Early in the match, cracks appeared in the United's defense. In the 29th minute, Bournemouth got a good opportunity to take a free kick, Christie took the penalty, Wyson jumped up, skillfully got rid of Zilkiser's defense, and lifted the ball like the moon to break through the goal, giving Bournemouth a 1-0 lead. This goal not only shocked the Manchester United players and fans, but also disrupted their tactical layout.
Although Manchester United tried to organize a counterattack, Bournemouth's defense was like a brick wall. In the 42nd minute, Menu made a breakaway and B Faye had a chance to shoot from the left side of the penalty area, but his shot was valiantly parried by Kepa. This shot was the most threatening attack of the first half, but failed to be converted into a goal.
In the second half, United's defense remained problematic. In the 60th minute, Mazravi knocked down Junior Kluivert and the referee decided to award a penalty kick, making the score 0-2. The referee awarded a penalty kick and Kluivert scored, making the score 0-2. After this goal, the United players became more agitated and the atmosphere on the field became more and more tense.
Just three minutes later, Bournemouth scored again. Evan Nielsen broke the ball, Ouattara broke through on the left and knocked back, Semeno parried and scored to make the score 0-3. This goal completely shattered the morale of the United team, and they had almost no effective offense in the next game.
In the 65th minute, United had a chance to counterattack, Hoylum sent a direct shot to Garnacho, but his shot was weak and easily parried by Kepa. After this missed opportunity, United completely lost the hope of equalizing the score.
As the referee blew the whistle for the end of the match, the game came to an end as Manchester United went down 0-3 to Bournemouth.
