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Nothing has changed since Manchester United appointed Ruben Amorim.
Manchester United suffered a crushing 0-3 defeat against Bournemouth in the 17th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, on the 22nd (Korea time), dedicating one goal in the first half, two goals in the second half, and three goals in total.
In December last year, when former coach Erik tenhach was in charge, Manchester United suffered a great humiliation of losing both home games against Bournemouth, with a 0-3 defeat at home, the same score.
Manchester United, which beat Manchester City 2-1 in the last round to lay the foundation for a rebound, ranked 13th (22 points) with three losses in its last four league games.
Coach Amorim, who left Sporting last month to take the helm of Manchester United, lost three games (2 wins and 1 draw) and won only seven points in six league games since taking office. Prior to the dismissal of his former coach Tenhach, he had two wins, two draws, two losses and eight points in six games. There was little effect of managerial change. He even lost to Tottenham in the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup on the 20th, 3-4, and suffered elimination. The crushing defeat against Bournemouth is expected to deal a severe blow to Amorim's position.
Amorim activated a 3-4-2-1 formation. With Joshua Zirkjay in the one-top, Ahmad Diallo and Bruno Fernandes in the second line. Diogo Dalot, Manuel Ugarte, Kobe Mainu and Tyrrell Malacia made up the midfield. Nusair Mazraoui, Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez were in charge of the three-back, and Andre Onana kept the goal. Marcus Rashford was ruled out for the second consecutive game.
Bournemouth made up of Ivanyousong, Dango Watara, Justin Clawibert and Antoine Semenyo.
United allowed Bournemouth defender Dean Heisen to take the lead in the 29th minute. In a free kick situation, Heisen pushed a cross floated by Ryan Christie to the header in front of the gate. For Manchester United, which allowed Son Heung-min to score a 'Olympic goal' (a direct goal from a corner kick) in the last match against Tottenham, PTSD could come.
Fernandez missed three crucial scoring chances around the 40th minute of the first half, finishing 0-1 in the first half.
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Manager Amorim tried to change his position by removing wing back Malacia at half-time and putting center back Lenny Yoro in. In the 9th minute of the second half, Rasmus Hoylun and winger Alejandro Garnacho were put in place of midfielder Ugarte to pull the reins of the chase.
However, one defensive miss ruined all plans. In the 16th minute of the second half, Mazraoui committed a penalty foul with a tackle one beat late in the process of stopping Clawibert, who penetrated the left side of the penalty box. Clawibert himself became a kicker and scored.
The shaky United collapsed two minutes later, dedicating the third goal to Semenyo. There seemed to be no reversal card, no willingness to turn it around. Manchester United lost 0-3 as it was.
On the other hand, Bournemouth jumped three places from eighth place to fifth place with 28 points, continuing its remarkable rise with four wins and one draw in the last five games, including the match against Manchester United. Manchester City (27 points), which lost to Aston Villa 1-2 on the 22nd, dropped one more spot to seventh place.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
