Man United aura fades with each setback, brand risks damage

Josh King says that he is not surprised Bournemouth beat Manchester United 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium this evening to follow up victory over Chelsea, as he knows first hand the character in the dressing room.

Junior Stanislas opened the scoring for the hosts within two minutes.

Stanislas scored direct from a wind-assisted corner that bamboozled keeper David de Gea in the second minute and although Marouane Fellaini levelled in the 24th, King struck with a low shot from a well-worked 54th minute corner to earn the points.

AFC Bournemouth produced another great results last weekend beating Atsu’s parent club Chelsea by a goal to nil at Stamford Bridge.

“That meant a lot to me”.

According to the French source, the Parc des Princes giants see the 22-year-old as the ideal long-term successor to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whose contract comes to an end next summer.

Kelechi Iheanacho’s fortuitous stoppage-time goal had earlier given Manchester City a 2-1 win over managerless Swansea City that sent Manuel Pellegrini’s side above former leaders Leicester on goal difference.

Yet as the pressure continued to be cranked up on Van Gaal, already beleaguered over the supporters’ dissatisfaction with United’s perceived sterile playing style, he again shrugged off the growing discontent, saying he was used to it. Asked by the BBC if the calamitous week had represented his worst in English football, Van Gaal conceded: “Yes, I’m not losing matches in a row very much, so it’s very tough”.

Mata talking about the trip home after the Bournemouth game said “all I could think about was the frustration of the defeat, the disappointment of those who came with us” as the team keep missing opportunities to keep pace with all the other title contenders. We’ll be giving everything to win that competition, just like we’re always giving everything in every game.

Lukaku is enjoying an excellent campaign, having found the net 12 times in 16 EPL outings to date so far this season. Wes Hoolahan equalised for the struggling Canaries.

“You look at City and Arsenal, both of those you can see them winning the league with the sort of set up they have got”.

The win over United stretched newly-promoted Bournemouth’s unbeaten run to four matches and moved Eddie Howe’s side up to 14th.

With no team looking convincing, there’s still a chance that Van Gaal can take the league by the scruff of the neck and prove to the Old Trafford faithful that he is the right man to take Manchester United forward.

Bournemouth leap to 14th on 16 points, one point and one place ahead of Chelsea.