In the early morning of April 14, Beijing time, in the 33rd round of the English Premier League, Bournemouth played Manchester United at home. In the first half, Solanke volleyed the goal, B Fei burst the equalizer, Kluivert Jr. overtook the score, Onana led the save, and in the second half, Menou made a penalty, and B Fei took the penalty to complete the double ring. In the end, Manchester United drew 2-2 with Bournemouth, suffering a four-game winless run and 10 points behind the Champions League places.
Manchester United finished third in the Premier League last season and have been falling down the table this season, although they are still sixth in the table, but they are already 11 points behind the Champions League places, and the battle for the top four is getting more and more difficult, and they have not won three games in a row after being held to a draw by Liverpool in the last round.
In this round, Manchester United challenged Bournemouth, who are second in the standings, with a record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 6 rounds, and the momentum of grabbing points is stronger than Manchester United. The two teams met for the first time this season, with Manchester United losing 3-0 at home, and for the first time in their history, they were beaten by Bournemouth for the first time at Old Trafford, and it was also the first time that the opponents kept a clean sheet.
In the 15th minute, Manchester United's midfield made a mistake in passing, and Solanke took the ball in front of the field and shook Cambuvara and scored with a volley to give Bournemouth a 1-0 lead.
According to statistics, Solanke has scored 17 goals in the Premier League so far this season, setting a single-season record for Bournemouth in the Premier League.
Bournemouth continued to threaten United's backline on a number of counter-attacking occasions after that.
In the 18th minute, Kokez counter-attacked, and finally burst into the penalty area and shot from a tight angle was blocked by goalkeeper Onana.
In the 30th minute, United seized a chance to equalise: Garnacho knocked on the goal, and Fernandes scored with a blast to mark the goal, and he has been directly involved in 90 Premier League goals since joining the club, at least 27 more than his team-mates in the same period.
In the 35th minute, Senesi went straight to the goal, and Kluivert Jr. completed a volley to help Bournemouth take the lead 2-1 again.
In the super long stoppage time of the first half, B Fei had a chance to help Manchester United equalize again, but unfortunately a long-range shot hit the crossbar and bounced off the bottom line, and he couldn't believe it.
Half-time statistics, Manchester United possession of 60% advantage, but the offensive threat is not as good as Bournemouth, 5 shots on goal but 1 on target, Bournemouth completed 12 shots and 5 on target, and also 3 great chances, all of which were missed, Manchester United is also lucky.
In the second half, United stepped up their attack.
In the 63rd minute, Menu's long-range shot caused a handball foul in the opponent's penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty, and then B Fei hit the penalty to help Manchester United equalize 2-2 again.
In the final moments, Christie collapsed in the United penalty area and the referee awarded a penalty and then changed to a free-kick to change the scoreline.
At full-time, the two sides drew 2-2, and Manchester United failed to complete the defeat at home.
The draw brought Manchester United to 50 points and had no hope of fighting for the top four, as they were 10 points behind fourth-placed Villa and fifth-placed Tottenham, with six games remaining.
According to the latest news from British journalist Simon Stone, Ten Hag's position is not contingent on Manchester United qualifying for next season's Champions League, and he is still likely to remain in the club next season.