Manchester United – Bournemouth: Complete Chaos At Old Trafford (4-4)

Christmas came early for fans at Old Trafford on Monday evening as they were treated to an exhilarating eight goal thriller. For the managers of the two teams involved in this affair, it was not such a pretty sight— but both camps can take positives from their offensive intentions.

Tactical analysis and match report by Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere.

Manchester United have been a big work in progress under Ruben Amorim. After a historically catastrophic campaign in which the team finished 15th in the Premier League and lost the Europa League Final, many thought that the sacking was inevitable for the head coach. However, he has held onto his job, and he sat in the top six at the start of the weekend. Defeats of Chelsea and Liverpool are two of the highlights of their season, but the side still struggles for a desirable standard of consistency.

Bournemouth brought the pain of a six week lean patch to Old Trafford. After selling four parts of the starting back five from last season, many people expected regression from Andoni Iraola’s side, who were exceeding expectations. By the end of October, they . . .