Casemiro's stunning overhead footwear edged Manchester United a measurement person to a top-four decorativeness arsenic they secured a constrictive Premier League triumph implicit Bournemouth astatine the Vitality Stadium.
The Red Devils knew 2 wins from their last 3 games would unafraid Champions League shot astatine Old Trafford adjacent season.
In a crippled lacking successful clear-cut opportunities astatine some ends a portion of magic from Casemiro proved the difference.
The Brazilian picked up a beautifully weighted walk from Christian Eriksen and turned distant from Marcos Senesi to acrobatically hammer home.
Without their apical extremity scorer this season, Marcus Rashford, who was absent from the squad with unwellness and missed the accidental to adjacent his champion tally of 17 goals successful a azygous campaign, United struggled to equine regular extremity threats.
But Casemiro's ninth-minute onslaught was capable to determination them 1 triumph distant from a guaranteed top-four spot.
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AFC Bournemouth
Squad number13Player nameNeto
Squad number15Player nameA Smith
Squad number27Player nameZabarnyi
Squad number25Player nameSenesi
Squad number5Player nameKelly
Squad number4Player nameL Cook
Squad number8Player nameLerma
Squad number7Player nameBrooks
Squad number10Player nameChristie
Squad number32Player nameAnthony
Squad number9Player nameSolanke
Squad number11Player nameOuattara
Squad number18Player nameViña
Squad number21Player nameMoore
Manchester United
Squad number1Player namede Gea
Squad number29Player nameWan-Bissaka
Squad number19Player nameVarane
Squad number2Player nameLindelöf
Squad number23Player nameShaw
Squad number18Player nameCasemiro
Squad number14Player nameEriksen
Squad number21Player nameAntony
Squad number8Player nameBruno Fernandes
Squad number25Player nameSancho
Squad number9Player nameMartial
Squad number17Player nameFred
Squad number27Player nameWeghorst
Squad number39Player nameMcTominay
Squad number49Player nameGarnacho
Line-ups
Bournemouth
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Neto
- 15A SmithSubstituted forViñaat 66'minutes
- 27Zabarnyi
- 25Senesi
- 5Kelly
- 4L CookBooked astatine 70mins
- 8Lerma
- 7BrooksSubstituted forMooreat 56'minutes
- 10ChristieSubstituted forOuattaraat 66'minutes
- 32Anthony
- 9Solanke
Substitutes
- 1Travers
- 3Stephens
- 6Mepham
- 11Ouattara
- 17Stacey
- 18Viña
- 21Moore
- 49Sadi
- 51Adu-Adjei
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1de Gea
- 29Wan-Bissaka
- 19Varane
- 2Lindelöf
- 23Shaw
- 18Casemiro
- 14EriksenSubstituted forMcTominayat 86'minutes
- 21AntonySubstituted forFredat 86'minutes
- 8Bruno Fernandes
- 25SanchoSubstituted forGarnachoat 72'minutes
- 9MartialSubstituted forWeghorstat 57'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Maguire
- 12Malacia
- 17Fred
- 20Dalot
- 27Weghorst
- 28Pellistri
- 31Butland
- 39McTominay
- 49Garnacho
Referee:Chris Kavanagh
Attendance:10,240
Live Text
Match ends, Bournemouth 0, Manchester United 1.
Second Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Manchester United 1.
Attempt missed. Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is conscionable a spot excessively precocious pursuing a acceptable portion situation.
Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the apical near corner. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
Fred (Manchester United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth).
Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
Matías Viña (Bournemouth) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Substitution, Manchester United. Fred replaces Antony.
Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Christian Eriksen.
Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is excessively high. Assisted by Casemiro pursuing a accelerated break.
Foul by Wout Weghorst (Manchester United).
Neto (Bournemouth) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Bournemouth) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dango Ouattara with a done ball.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United).
Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) close footed changeable from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Casemiro.
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