Manchester United embarrassed by tiny Bournemouth

Marouane Fellaini equalized but more embarrassment for United at a 54th-minute corner handed Bournemouth victory, with Josh King finding himself in lots of space to turn in a shot from a pre-planned corner routine.

United slumped to a 3-2 defeat at Wolfsburg on Tuesday and missed out on a place in the Champions League knockout stages as a result.

“Because of the injuries, we have to play with a lot of youngsters, but I have to say that the youngsters have played well, especially Cameron Borthwick-Jackson”.

He continued: “I thought in the first half we played well, we created chances, scored a goal and I had the feeling that we could win in the second half”.

Former United forward King made the vital contribution early in the second half to put more pressure on Louis van Gaal, whose side were knocked out of the Champions League.

‘My players are very disappointed because we have given everything and lost both games.

Van Gaal may have tested the patience of United’s demanding fans in the week, suggesting the club, for all its pedigree and riches, can not automatically expect success, but he retains the advantage of having the thickest skin.

“The cohesion between the manager and his staff and the players, that’s the most important thing”.

Now what lays in wait for the Red Devils is another unwanted spell in the inferior Europa League where United will now have to manage Thursday – Sunday game rotations for as long as they’re in the competition.

King was asked after the match if he would have been able to see the wins against Chelsea and then Manchester United coming at the start of the season and he replied: “Yes, I would”.

Their starting XI still comprised of eight full internationals and yet was arguably among the weakest that United have fielded in the Premier League era.

“We never give up and you should have seen them buzzing right at the end in the dressing room”, Walcott said.

When we scored, they scored after two minutes again. I said it to the players after the match.

Everton remain in ninth place after squandering a chance to close on the leading sides in a 1-1 draw at Norwich City, with Romelu Lukaku’s headed opener cancelled out by Wes Hoolahan.

“He showed real strength to keep his emotions in check, and I’ve got to say his team-mates rallied around him really well”.

“The problem is that we have to meet the expectations and the expectations at a club like Manchester United are very high, and that’s our problem”.

He added: “Of course I am concerned because we have lost two matches in a row and that is not a usual thing”. Everyone is contributing but I think the real feature today was the work ethic of the whole team.