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Marcus Rashford’s late strike spared Jose Mourinho ’s blushes after Bournemouth threatened to kick off a tricky week for Manchester United with a defeat after Callum Wlison gave Eddie Howe ’s side a deserved early lead.
Anthony Martial levelled the score before the break and United looked a much better side after half-time. Marcus Rashford came on to build on the side’s improving performance and completed the comeback with a scrappy goal in the second minute of added time after the 90 minutes were up.
Nathan Ake was named man-of-the-match for his initial effort to keep the score level with a series of impressive last-ditch tackled and one particular clearance from the line.
But Rashford had the final say in a thrilling match at the Vitality Stadium.
Show all 22 1 /22Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Asmir Begovic - 6 Had little to do in the first half but made some great saves in the second to keep the scores level until the 92nd minute.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Simon Francis - 6 He was strong in defence and worked well with S Cook and Ake to hold a stable line, and gave Bournemouth attacking options on the right wing.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Steve Cook - 7 He led the defence well covering the cracks that appeared and was comfortable on the ball, sending the wide men forward with some good long balls.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Nathan Ake - 8 What a superstar! He was a tour de force in defence for Bournemouth making challenges and blocks for fun, keeping Bournemouth from going behind on more than one occasion.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Adam Smith - 6 Linked well with Steve Cook making runs forward knowing the defender would play the ball over the top for him.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Junior Stanislas - 7 Caused problems for Luke Shaw on the right wing and delivered lots of accurate balls into the box, setting up Wilson for the first goal.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Lewis Cook - 6 He was solid in mid-field, picking his passes well and creating chances for Bournemouth to try and score.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Jefferson Lerma - 7 Showed his attacking qualities in the first half when linking with the front men and he was strong in the second half when Man Utd started to dominate.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Ryan Fraser - 6 With Stanislas and Wilson he looked quicker than the United defenders and caused them problems with his pace, getting in behind the back four on numerous occasions.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings David Brooks - 7 He was always in the mix when Bournemouth’s goalscoring chances came up and he linked well with Wilson and Fraser, but his goal line clearance kept Bournemouth in the contest in the second half.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Callum Wilson - 7 His run of form continues, he opened the scoring with an easy tap in, but he needed to time his run as to not be offside.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings David De Gea - 6 He’s always one of United’s best player as the four defenders in front of him are very poor.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Ashley Young - 6 Struggled early on and allowed Fraser to get past him quite a few times but he recovered to provide some good attacking options.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Victor Lindelof - 5 Looked out of his depth and gets little assistance from his partner Smalling. When United have more possession, he looks okay but when their backs are against the wall he is suspect at best.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Chris Smalling - 6 Stealing a living at Manchester United, he makes too many mistakes too frequently.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Luke Shaw - 6 Provided options on the left when United eventually started to attack but was very poor trying to defend, especially early in the match.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Fred - 5 Tried his best to push the team forward but Bournemouth’s pace and intensity put him on the back foot a lot.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Nemanja Matic - 6 Couldn’t really impact the game as Bournemouth dominated the mid-field and passed the ball around him with ease.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Paul Pogba - 7 You could see his frustration at not being able to impact the game as Bournemouth dominated possession, but he tracked back well and defended strongly. In the second half he played more freely and found Rashford in the box with a sublime pass to give United the winner.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Juan Mata - 6 With Martial and Sanchez provided the attacking options for United, he linked especially well with Sanchez to create chances.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Anthony Martial - 8 Scored the equaliser in the first half and looked busy even when United were playing poorly.
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Bournemouth vs Manchester United player ratings Alexis Sanchez - 7 Had moments of brilliance and moments to forget but he put in a solid performance up front.
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