After being humiliated at home by Bournemouth, Manchester United will be in the bottom half of the table at Christmas for the first time since the 1989-90 season. Ruben Amorim was given the latest reminder of the size of the job facing him on a sobering day at Old Trafford.
United head into Christmas down in 13th in the Premier League, nine points off the top four. They were torn apart by Bournemouth as goals from Dean Huijsen Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo secured another famous win for the Cherries, who won by the same scoreline at Old Trafford last season.
After a dramatic win in the Manchester derby last weekend and then losing at Tottenham in a chaotic Carabao Cup quarter-final Thursday, Amorim’s early struggles continue. Marcus Rashford was left out of the United squad again. Bournemouth, who enjoying a brilliant season under Andoni Iraola, are up to fifth.
