PREMIER LEAGUE : BOURNEMOUTH VS MANCHESTER UNITED – 20/03/2026 (PHOTO – RYAN CHRISTIE SCORES)

THIS WAS AN ALL-ACTION MATCH LAST NIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN THE SECOND-HALF! IT WAS MAN UNITED’S BRUNO FERNANDES WHO GOT THE PARTY STARTED AT 61 MINS., SCORING FROM THE PENALTY SPOT, AFTER ALEX JIMINEZ PULLED BACK MATTHEUS CUNHA INSIDE THE BOX, AND THEY WERE AWARDED A PENALTY. MAN UNITED MADE 403 PASSES IN TOTAL, WITH AN 81% PASS ACCURACY, HAD 8 CORNERS AND 14 SHOTS WITH 5 ON-TARGET, BUT NO FURTHER GOALS (APART FROM THE OWN GOAL SCORED BY BOURNEMOUTH’S JAMES HILL AT 71 MINS.) IT CAN’T HAVE HELPED THAT HARRY MAGUIRE WAS SENT OFF FOR PULLING BACK EVANLISON WHEN HE WAS INSIDE THE BOX. (NOT A VERY GOOD END TO THE DAY ON WHICH IT WAS ANNOUNCED BY THOMAS TUCHEL THAT HE HAD BEEN CALLED UP FOR THE ENGLAND SQUAD), AND YOU CAN SEE BY THE LOOK ON HARRY’S FACE (BELOW) THAT HE DEFINITELY HAD THE HUMP ABOUT IT! BOURNEMOUTH MADE 444 PASSES, WITH AN 87% ACCURACY, HAD 6 CORNERS, (55% POSSESSION), AND 17 SHOTS WITH 6 ON-TARGET INCLUDING STUNNERS FROM RYAN CHRISTIE AT 67 MINS., AND ELI JUNIOR KROUPI, WHICH HE CONVERTED FROM THE PENALTY SPOT, AFTER HARRY MAGUIRE WAS RED CARDED. SO THIS DRAMATIC MATCH ENDED IN A 2 – 2 DRAW – AND MUCH TO CHEW OVER!

PREMIER LEAGUE : BOURNEMOUTH VS MANCHESTER UNITED – 20/03/2026

BRUNO FERNANDES SPEAKS AFTER THE MATCH

MICHAEL CARRICK SPEAKS AFTER THE MATCH

ANDONI IRAOLA  SPEAKS AFTER THE MATCH

WORDS BY AMANDA WATERS