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'Just Bournemouth' more than enough to ruthlessly beat Manchester United

After dismantling Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford, Marco Rose explained AFC Bournemouth 'were just Bournemouth'. That was ample explanation, with the Cherries quickly establishing they will punish any weakness shown.

25.10.26, 22:39 Updated 25.10.26, 22:45 7 Minute Read

Bournemouth just had to be Bournemouth to beat Manchester United 3-0 according to boss Marco Rose, and it is hard to argue otherwise. Cherries were just Cherries as they romped to a victory by the same scoreline over AC Milan in the Europa League on Thursday.

Last weekend, Boscombe were just Boscombe as Sunderland were swatted away with ease at Dean Court.

It is three teams in a row that Cherries have faced in the span of eight days who have all failed to lay a glove on Rose’s side. Even the low-block of Sturm Graz, who boast nowhere near the resources of Premier League outfits Sunderland and Manchester United, nor European giants AC Milan, asked more questions of Cherries.

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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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