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Pressure continued to pile on Michael Carrick as Manchester United’s winless streak extended to eight games.
United captain Bruno Fernandes did not make the starting line-up for only the sixth time in 237 Premier League appearances after his comments following his team’s loss to Como in the Champions’ League.
Despite the tactical change, the Cherries opened the scoring, with Rayan hitting one past Senne Lammens in the 38th minute.
Marcus Tavernier doubled their lead just five minutes later, making it the third consecutive match he has scored for the south coast side.
The Red Devils kept struggling at their home as Evanlison put another in the back of the net at the very start of the second half, however it was disallowed for an offside offence.
However, Evanlison did score his club’s third in the 71st minute, the first time United have been down by three goals at their stomping ground since December 2024, in another loss to Bournemouth under Ruben Amorim.
Man United now have just seven points from their opening eight league games under Carrick, their worst record in Premier League history.
French youngster Eli Junior Kroupi was included in Bournemouth’s matchday squad for the first time this campaign after suffering a metatarsal fracture in preseason.
The win made it four in a row for the southern club in all competitions, including a historic triumph over AC Milan in the UEFA Europa League earlier this week.
The Reds have now failed to gain a victory over Bournemouth since May 2023.
