Manchester United suffered an embarrassing 3-0 loss against Bournemouth at Old Trafford.
Three goals from Marcos Senesi, Philip Billing, and Dominic Solanke were enough to defeat a lackluster United team and put Erik ten Hag’s team under renewed pressure.
Compared to Bournemouth’s 31% ball share, United held 69% of the possession.
Out of their twenty attempts at goal, the Red Devils managed to register three shots on goal. The Cherries, on the other hand, had ten shots, four of which were on target.
Ten Hag’s men put together 656 passes with a pass accuracy of 85%.
Bournemouth strung 295 passes with a success rate of 69%.
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One of the better performers for United during the match was Sofyan Amrabat. Against Chelsea, he was good and seemingly picked up where he left off.
He once again slotted in a midfield trio also consisting of Bruno Fernandes and Scott McTominay.
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Despite United beating Chelsea, there were concerns raised about the balance in the middle of the park as a result of the huge spaces left behind when McTominay and Fernandes ventured forward in search of goalscoring opportunities.
These issues were badly exposed and exploited by Bournemouth who were clinical and ruthless in their execution.
Amrabat attempted 10 long balls and successfully found his intended target on all 10 occasions, managing a 100% long ball pass accuracy.
Amrabat had an impressive 92% pass accuracy to his name from the 68 passes he completed.
The Moroccan completed 100% of the dribbles he embarked on.
He also won 75% of the tackles he put in against Bournemouth players, 5 Recoveries and 5 Duels won.
Unluckily for Amrabat, he was part of the losing side. The positive is that after a slow start to life at United, the 27-year-old seems to be finally settling in. The onus is on Ten Hag to provide the Fiorentina loanee with adequate partners who can complement his game.