Bournemouth’s Harry Arter played with ‘dignity’ after losing daughter – Eddie Howe

But, back on December 12, 2009 Howe was taking charge of Bournemouth at Christie Park as they were looking to gain promotion out of League Two.

Despite his loss, Arter played for 86 minutes as the Cherries added to last Saturday’s 1-0 win over Chelsea.

Junior Stanislas opened the scoring by curling home direct from a corner in the second minute.

Thierry Henry says Louis van Gaal has to let his Manchester United players express themselves more.

Bournemouth showed how unsafe it is to underestimate the team by beating Chelsea last weekend, and posed a barely recognizable United defense – comprising Guillermo Varela, Paddy McNair, Daley Blind and Cameron Borthwick-Jackson – plenty of problems on the counterattack.

So much so that this is more of a minor upset than massive shock – but United fans will still believe their expectations are not being met by Van Gaal and his side.

Van Gaal had nine first team regulars unavailable at Bournemouth and, with injuries ravaging their squad, particularly in defence, the defiant Dutchman was forced to name an inexperienced back line on the south coast. Between then and now, Bournemouth had been to the bottom of the four leagues of English professional football and faced liquidation.

Stanislas scored an Olimpico, or directly off a corner kick. And another befell Van Gaal when winger Jesse Lingard was forced off the pitch in the 31st, to be replaced by 19-year-old Andreas Pereira.

Bournemouth dug deep in a deafening echo of whistles from the home fans, who then roared with delight as Bournemouth sealed another famous victory and piled more misery on Manchester United. Stanislas beat United’s goalkeeper David De Gea, placing the ball perfectly in the far corner of the net.

Substitute Glenn Murray, who scored a late victor at Chelsea, twice squandered chances to give Bournemouth breathing space, blazing over from close range on each occasion, but in the end it mattered not.

The former Crystal Palace man had two golden chances to seal all three points again but blazed wildly over on both occasions.

Manchester United have “significantly upgraded what had previously only been back-channel contact with Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola”.

Former Swansea striker Wilfried Bony put City in front in the 26th minute at a rain-lashed Etihad Stadium by meeting Jesus Navas’s left-wing corner with a near-post header.

Crystal Palace continued their best start to a Premier League season with Yohan Cabaye’s goal earning a 1-0 home win over Southampton and elevating them to sixth, six points off the lead.