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Manchester United will bid to continue their fine form under Michael Carrick as they face Bournemouth in an intriguing Premier League clash.

The visitors have climbed to third in the table in an impressive run since Carrick’s arrival, and will be keen for that momentum continued before a 24-day gap between games after tonight. Installed after Ruben Amorim’s sacking in January, the former midfielder has addressed many of the issues that United appeared to be facing under his predecessor and could move them within four points of rivals Manchester City, who are not in Premier League action this weekend.

A win will not come easily, though, against a Bournemouth side on a 10-match unbeaten streak of their own. A number of draws within that run of results has checked the ambitions of Andoni Iraola and his squad somewhat, but a win here would leave the hosts in a good position to push for European places in the season’s final stretch.

Bournemouth vs Manchester United LIVE

Bournemouth vs Man Utd

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Flo Clifford20 March 2026 19:44

Man Utd 'scoring for fun lately' - Iraola

Andoni Iraola says Bournemouth need to get better at taking their chances. “In both [their latest] games we had over 20 shots.The chances in both games have been more than enough to score. We have to be more ruthless and take every chance and make the keeper work for every shot."

How easy will be it to keep out United? “The way they are playing lately, it is hard to think that we will get a clean sheet. They are scoring for fun lately and they have top players. We will need to get goals to get something.”

Flo Clifford20 March 2026 19:37