Manchester United-Bournemouth is a match valid for the 16th day of the Premier League and is played on Saturday at 4 pm: TV, formations, predictions.
In the midweek round, Manchester United proved, once again, that it is capable of anything: it won the balanced direct clash with another struggling big name, Chelsea, beaten 2-1 at Old Trafford thanks to a brace from Scotland’s Scott McTominay, once again in the guise of “savior of the fatherland. “
But this time it wasn’t just the Lancaster native who shined. The one against the Blues was by far the best performance of the season for the Red Devils, who despite suffering from the dribbling of the Londoners minimized the number of errors, always staying on the ball. A reaction was needed after the defeat, the umpteenth against a direct competitor, at home to Newcastle, a victory of no small specific weight that would allow Erik ten Hag’s team to raise its self-esteem levels but above all to join Spurs – at the time of writing Tottenham has not yet played the match with West Ham – in fifth position, on 27 points. The Dutch coach, who has repeatedly ended up on the gridiron in this first part of the season and is always at risk of exoneration, can also breathe. Much will depend on the Champions League match with Bayern Munich scheduled for next week. A match to be won at all costs, although the three points may not be enough to guarantee qualification to the round of 16.
Bournemouth with nothing to lose
Before thinking about the challenge with the Bavarians, United aims to give continuity to the victory with Chelsea in the match with Bournemouth, which will also be staged at Old Trafford.
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Andoni Iraola’s Rossoneri have now overcome the difficult moment and in the week brought there to the three points also from Selhurst Park (second consecutive away win), sharpening the crisis of Crystal Palace (0-2) and further increasing the gap against the third-last (+9). Three wins in the last four Premier League rounds for the Cherries, who can travel to Manchester without any particular pressure.
The Prediction
One of United’s main problems this season has been a lack of consistency in terms of results. Any opponent can prove tricky for the Red Devils, who will face Bournemouth on the eve of a crucial match in the Champions League. We don’t feel like going against ten Hag’s men, who are favored against the Cherries, but it’s quite possible that the guests could also find their way to goal in a potentially entertaining match.
The likely Manchester United-Bournemouth
lineups.
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): Onana; Dalot, Maguire, Lindelof, Shaw; McTominay, Mainoo; Antony, Bruno Fernandes, Garnacho; Hojlund.
BOURNEMOUTH (4-2-3-1): Neto; Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Christie; Semenyo, Kluivert, Sinisterra; Solanke.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-2
