Man Utd v Bournemouth predictions: Light relief only for Carrick in 11/1 bet builder
Enda McElhinney
Man Utd have failed to win in seven games across all competitions
Bournemouth have won two of the last three meetings at Old Trafford
Five of the last six Premier League meetings have produced over 2.5 goals
Michael Carrick is a manager under severe pressure at Manchester United following a dismal run of seven games without a victory.
The midweek 4-1 mauling at Como in the Champions League has Carrick clinging to his job, with reports suggesting the Old Trafford hierarchy are already contemplating his replacement.
Bournemouth boss Marco Rose secured his first Premier League win last weekend and had a much more palatable Italian job in midweek as the Cherries dismissed AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League at the Vitality Stadium.
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Key Stats
Bournemouth have won two of their last three games at Old Trafford
Manchester United have gone seven games without a win, their longest winless sequence since 2015
Five of the last six Premier League meetings have produced over 2.5 goals
Bournemouth have scored 11 times in three Premier League meetings at Old Trafford
The Red Devils are without a clean sheet in seven Premier League games this season
Both teams have registered one Premier League win in seven attempts so far
Man Utd beat Ipswich 5-2 in their first home game of the season but have lost to Man City and drawn with Tottenham Hotspur since, scoring just once.
Bournemouth have conceded nine goals in three Premier League away trips already
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Score prediction
Manchester United 2-2 Bournemouth (19/2 with LiveScore Bet)
Team News
United's problems mount up, with their injury list growing. Lisandro Martinez, Marcus Rashford and Ayden Heaven are doubts, while Kobbie Mainoo, Luke Shaw, Benjamin Sesko, Patrick Dorgu and Manuel Ugarte are sidelined.
Skipper Bruno Fernandes criticised the tactics deployed in Como, but will likely keep his place.
Julian Araujo and Alex Scott are Bournemouth's notable absentees, but Junior Kroupi is in contention for a first league appearance of the season.
Need to know
Goals have flowed in recent meetings of these sides. It ended 4-4 when they met here last season, while at the Vitality Stadium in the spring they exchanged four second-half goals in a 2-2 draw.
Bournemouth have scored 11 goals in their last three visits to Old Trafford and are going for three wins in four at the Theatre of Dreams.
Prediction
The writing may well be on the wall for Carrick as Man Utd boss. Seven games without a win is not what he envisaged and the public utterances from Martinez and, much more pointedly, Fernandes, do not bode well for the manager.
Bournemouth have found Old Trafford a happy hunting ground in recent times but, like their hosts, the Cherries have just one league win in seven so far. A high-scoring draw is forecast.
Skipper Fernandes is unlikely to be dropped given the injuries in the United camp and it would be like the Portuguese to come up with a goal or an assist after calling out the manager.
Evanilson has three goals and one assist in four games and the Brazilian can at least land one shot on target here to complete the bet builder.
