Are Man Utd back on form?

No Score draw?

Bournemouth don't often get Man Utd when they are in a downward spiral. Yet again we have seen them gain encouragement from their last outing against Norwich City at home and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be expecting his team to start picking up back to back away points, and a trip to Bournemouth is not going to be a game where they would expect to find it overly difficult to get the three points if the Man Utd of old turn up.

The good point for Bournemouth is that perhaps the pressure has come off Solskjaer and his players a little bit since they did win against Norwich. It might not have been a massive test for Man Utd going 0-2 up in half an hour away at Norwich and it will be down to Bournemouth to play with more defiance to not go down early against this Man Utd team. The player that seems to be playing with more determination than anyone on their side is Scott McTominay to me. He is scoring goals and making the tackles that are giving United a platform and he is clearly starting to play well with Maguire as he gets to know his game better.

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Man Utd managed 21 shots against Norwich, so Ramsdale might well expect a busy afternoon. It is the early game in the afternoon, which can make a difference when it comes to how the players are feeling, but Bournemouth have to take it on as a positive and not a negative that they are playing early. The must try and take on board that United are not the team they have been in past seasons and are a bit shaky if they are tested. I don't believe United are a fixed item yet, even with Rashford and Martial getting among the goals last time out in the league. But I have to confess, their away form is improving as was shown with the 1-2 away win in the Carabao Cup against Chelsea in midweek.

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A win against such a team would really get AFC Bournemouth's season up and running again and would make the disappointments of the last few weeks more bearable. The Cherries need a solid result, and if it comes against Man United then Howe will have done his work well.

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