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12/15 16:57 CST Man United and Bournemouth draw 4-4 in Premier League thriller
Man United and Bournemouth draw 4-4 in Premier League thriller
MANCHESTER, England (AP) --- Manchester United drew with Bournemouth 4-4 in one
of the best games in the Premier League on Monday.
United coach Ruben Amorim said before the match that "playing against
Bournemouth is never fun" and they were prophetic words on a night his side had
most of the opportunities but still came away with only a point.
The Cherries had beaten United 3-0 in their last two visits to Old Trafford but
there seemed little chance of that happening again as the home side took
control from the off and was a goal up after 13 minutes.
Diogo Dalot's lofted cross fell to Amad Diallo to nod in almost on the goal
line.
United dominated a pulsating first half but Antoine Semenyo brought Bournemouth
level after 40 minutes. Poor defending saw United lose the ball on the left
flank and Semenyo strode forward and sent an angled shot under Senne Lammens.
Casemiro restored United's lead on the stroke of halftime when he headed home
from a Bruno Fernandes corner. Bournemouth goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic flapped
at the Brazilian's effort.
It was a different story after the break as the visitors scored twice in six
minutes to take the lead for the first time.
Evanilson finished superbly after a great through ball from Marcus Tavernier,
and six minutes later Tavernier curled a left-foot shot around the United wall
to put Bournemouth 3-2 ahead and silence the home crowd.
United rallied and a superb free kick from Fernandes, so often a savior, sailed
into the top corner with 13 minutes left and two minutes later Matheus Cunha
got the break of the ball inside the box and finished clinically to put the
home side back in front at 4-3.
And yet Bournemouth had its own reserves of resilience to come back a third
time in the match.
With six minutes remaining Eli Junior Kroupi finished brilliantly with
one-touch control and a curling side-footer past Lammens.
"It is one the fans will definitely enjoy," Tavernier said, "but for us on the
pitch it was a bit frustrating. We started the first half very slow but stayed
in the game and then in the second came out and did what we had to do.
"The start of the second half was amazing for us on the pitch. We put ourselves
in an amazing position in the game. Unfortunately, we conceded such sloppy
goals."
The result lifted Manchester United into sixth place. Bournemouth, winless in
seven league games, was 13th.
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