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Manchester United are there for the taking - here's how AFC Bournemouth can punish the Red Devils

Manchester United are enjoying their annual meltdown as Michael Carrick's brief era looks set to end sooner rather than later. AFC Bournemouth are growing past their slow start to the Premier League season, and have plenty of reason to be confident of victory at Old Trafford this weekend. Here's why.

24.10.26, 13:53 7 Minute Read

AFC Bournemouth will hope to pile on further misery for Michael Carrick and Manchester United on Sunday, with Marco Rose’s side seemingly poised for a productive afternoon up north.

Cherries rocking up to Old Trafford with a strong sense of belief that they can beat Manchester United is nothing new - Bournemouth are unbeaten in the last six Premier League meetings with the Red Devils.

Under Andoni Iraola Cherries scored 10 goals and took seven points at the Theatre of Dreams, highlighting just how attainable victory is at Old Trafford.

But Manchester United’s recent displays highlight just how vulnerable they could be to Rose’s style of play. Their midweek defeat to Como was borderline embarrassing, leading to further fractures emerging at Manchester United.

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Jack Tanner

Starting his journalism career covering local non-league football at the age of 14, Dorset-native Jack Tanner covered Cherries for the Bournemouth Daily Echo for the best part of four years. After a brief stint covering AFC Bournemouth on a freelance basis for national newspapers, Jack went on to cover boxing for The Independent.

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