Laz: United seem to have resolved their goalscoring struggles and now have match-winning goals in them. The only problem is that their defence is like a sieve. Conceding four against Bournemouth is very unlike them.

It was Nottingham Forest first. Then it was Tottenham Hotspur. A couple of weeks later it was Everton. After that it was West Ham United and now we can throw Bournemouth into the mix. Manchester United have had five opportunities to break into the top five over the past six weeks and they have blown them all.

RWB: Amad Diallo —United will miss Amad’s energy and attacking endeavour when he departs for AFCON, with the Ivorian always a major threat. He will be keen to keep the impressive Adrien Truffert on his toes at Old Trafford.

Amad and Bryan Mbeumo will be available for Manchester United’s game against Bournemouth despite it falling on the deadline day for players to report to their national teams for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Eight goals, no winner — Manchester United vs Bournemouth: Full match recap, goals, key moments & statsManchester United and Bournemouth played out one

Manchester United were at their very best and their very worst in an illogical but hugely entertaining 4-4 draw at home to Bournemouth. Amad Diallo and Casemiro gave United the lead either side of Antoine Semenyo's equaliser but two goals early in the second half had the Red Devils on the back foot.

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes brought his typical furious main character energy to the Old Trafford pitch on Monday night as his team threw away two points against Bournemouth

Mainoo is not the only player struggling for minutes under Amorim—Joshua Zirkzee and Manuel Ugarte both have similar minutes tallies this season—but the narrative surrounding him is unique.

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola speaking to BBC Sport after the 4-4 draw at Manchester United: "It's very difficult to explain because so much happened. "I suppose it was entertaining for everyone. Two teams that attacked much better than we defended.

Noussair Mazraoui has been called up to Morocco’s squad for their forthcoming African Cup of Nations campaign, setting in stone that he will be unavailable for Manchester United over the festive