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Manchester United thrashed Bournemouth 4-1 at Old Trafford to bring a frustrating 2018 to a close with another impressive performance under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Paul Pogba was the star of the show, scoring twice and creating another as the revitalised Frenchman continued his hot streak.
The only blot on United's copybook was Eric Bailly's late red card for a dangerous tackle, which saw them finish the game with 10 men.
Show all 22 1 /22Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Junior Stanislas: 5 out of 10 Often found himself outnumbered in the middle of the park and struggled to get a hold of the ball.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Josh King: 6 out of 10 Made occasional runs down the left hand side but never broke through the Utd defence.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Callum Wilson: 5 out of 10 Didn’t see much of the ball and registered few touches all game.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Andrew Surman: 5 out of 10 Was kept busy in the middle but lost possession in key areas a couple of times which led to Utd counter attacks.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings David Brooks: 7 out of 10 Wasn’t heavily involved but did swing in the cross for Ake to head home after driving away from a defender.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Diego Rico Salguero: 6 out of 10 Was very energetic down the left hand side but the game got away from him.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Jordon Ibe: 5 out of 10 Ibe struggled to make an impact and was quiet.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Steve Cook: 5 out of 10 Struggled to deal with Martial down the right side and often came out second best.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Charlie Daniels: 5 out of 10 A night to forget for the whole of the Bournemouth defence who were up against it right from kick-off.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Nathan Ake: 8 out of 10 Made some crucial tackles in defence and was just as good up the other end, with a powerful headed goal before half time.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Asmir Begovic: 7 out of 10 Despite letting multiple goals in, it could have been more if not for some wonderful saves.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Marcus Rashford: 8 out 10 Fantastic skill shown for the assist and a clever finish to put his side three goals to the good.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Jesse Lingard: 6 out of 10 Positive when on the ball but went missing in large periods throughout the match.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Anthony Martial: 7 out of 10 Ran at the Bournemouth back line throughout but the final ball let him down occasionally.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Paul Pogba: 9 out of 10 A very clinical performance and great energy shown. Single-handedly put Utd two goals up and assisted Lukaku in the second half. Entertained with some interesting celebrations too.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Ander Herrera: 6 out of 10 Covered a lot of ground and kept himself involved but unable to create any real chances.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Nemanja Matic: 7 out of 10 Did his job. One of those players who receives less attention but does the dirty work behind the scenes, and he did it well against Bournemouth.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Luke Shaw: 7 out of 10 Made a number of good tackles and linked up very well with Matic and Martial down the left side.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Victor Lindelof: 7 out of 10 Didn’t hear his name much which for a defender is a great sign. Got stuck in when he needed to and kept De Gea relatively trouble free.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Eric Bailly: 5 out of 10 Was solid throughout but his reckless lunging challenge earned him a straight red card.
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings Ashley Young: 7 out of 10 . Defensively strong and made some good runs down the right hand side but gave the ball away a few too many times
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Manchester United vs Bournemouth player ratings David De Gea: 7 out of 10 Did well in the first half to save the close range header.
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