Manchester United vs Bournemouth prediction and preview

Manchester United’s form and pressure on Carrick

The Como defeat adds to a difficult run for United, who have not won in seven matches, according to Sky Sports. The same report says Carrick remains in charge for the Bournemouth game and describes the match as pivotal for him.

Carrick has said there is no divide in the dressing room. That does not remove the scrutiny around the team, but it provides context for a game in which United will be looking to respond quickly after Wednesday’s result.

The Guardian’s form snapshot lists United’s sequence as WDLDDD. Our fixture data does not return recent completed results for either team, so there is limited recent match detail to compare beyond the reported winless run and form snapshot.

Bournemouth’s visit and the recent form picture

Bournemouth travel to Old Trafford with a form snapshot of DDDLLW in the Guardian’s team-news preview. Those figures offer a broad indication of their recent results, but do not provide a full match-by-match account for this preview.

No recent head-to-head fixtures were returned in the available data. That means there is no fresh meeting between these sides to use as a direct guide to Sunday’s contest.

United have the added consideration of a short turnaround: their Champions League match was on Wednesday, four days before this Premier League fixture. The schedule is confirmed, although its effect on the players cannot be known in advance.

Manchester United vs Bournemouth team news

The Guardian lists Marcus Rashford with a hip injury, Patrick Dorgu with a hamstring issue, Manuel Ugarte with a knee problem and Benjamin Sesko with a shin injury for United. Dan Darlow, Lisandro Martínez, Luke Shaw and Kobbie Mainoo are reported as doubts on match fitness.

For Bournemouth, the reported injured players are Milosavljevic, Alex Scott, Toth and Araujo, with Kroupi a doubt because of a foot issue. No suspensions are listed for either club in the available reporting.

Starting line-ups have not been published and are normally released around 30 minutes before kick-off. These team details should therefore be treated as provisional; late updates could change the available options for both managers.

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