(Football news) A calm and composed volley by Casemiro opened the scoring for Manchester United in the 23rd minute before Luke Shaw completed a move orchestrated by himself to double his team’s advantage in the 49th minute. The left back then set up in-form Marcus Rashford, who scored the third goal of the match in the 86th minute to ensure that the Red Devils secured all three points.

Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford featured in the lineup along with Donny Van De Beek, who was named in the starting XI for the first time in 19 months. However, the Dutch midfielder was forced off injured before half-time after a strong tackle. Youngster Alejandro Garnacho did well to set up Manchester United’s second goal in a convincing victory for the hosts, which was their sixth consecutive win in all competitions. Meanwhile, Bournemouth are in danger of relegation, hovering dangerously above the drop zone with just a two point cushion.

“It was like a tennis match. We don’t want to play tennis, we want to play football. Keep possession. It costs so much energy for the back line. They take a lot of risks and the front players struggle to get back. We are still in a process. In the first half, we controlled the game but didn’t play brilliantly. In the second half, we made a great counter. But we have to be smart. Stay compact.

“Make them run. You will have chances. We feel strong but we only stay strong if we do our jobs and give 100 percent in every situation. I did not have that feeling. I had a feeling we thought it was easy and the game was gone. But if they make it 2-1 then the game is not gone. The belief is growing and it is good to have that feeling but we have to understand that we have to give 100 percent in every game.”

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag in the post match press conference

“Nobody wants to lose 3-0 and we did not deserve to lose 3-0 but if you are going to lose 3-0 that is the way to do it. In the second half, we tried to be slightly more aggressive, press slightly more often, but we got one slightly wrong. We had six big chances and David de Gea [was] making good saves.

“I thought the majority of United’s chances came after we opened the pitch up. The only disappointment is that if we arrive in those positions we have to score the goal. At 2-1 it could have been different. The important thing is that it looked like us today. It was done apart from the Palace game. If we produce that every time we will climb the table.”

Bournemouth manager Gary O’Neil

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