Man Utd v Bournemouth

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Manchester United managed to bounce back from last weekend's 1-0 defeat away from home at Newcastle United when the Red Devils registered a 2-1 home win against Chelsea in midweek and the hosts will be seeking back-to-back wins in the Premier League when they play host to Bournemouth who secured a third win in four games in the English top flight with a solid 2-0 win away at Crystal Palace during the week.

Despite slipping up to the odd defeat or two in their last eight matches overall in the English top flight, Erik ten Hag's men have collected six wins within this period which has helped the hosts maintain their bid for a European spot next season and they now trail their noisy neighbours, City, by just a three-point margin heading into this weekend's action.

Although Manchester United have already been handed six defeats so far in this season's campaign to date, the Red Devils have managed to pick up nine wins so far this term which will give them plenty of confidence heading into Saturday's clash against an improving Bournemouth outfit, but home wins against Wolves, Nottingham Forest, Brentford, Luton Town and Chelsea will give ten Hag's side positive momentum here.

Bournemouth picked up a fourth win in six games during the week when they grabbed all three points by way of a 2-0 win away from home at Crystal Palace in the nation's capital in midweek and this result also extended The Cherries' unbeaten run to four matches overall in the English top flight.

Previous wins against Burnley, Newcastle United and Sheffield United have outweighed the humiliating 6-1 thrashing at the hands of Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium and now the south coast club occupy a much more respectable looking 15th place in the Premier League table.

The visitors had previously endured a tough start to this Premier League campaign as The Cherries failed to win any of their opening nine games overall and suffered six defeats in the process which placed them amongst the early candidates for the drop down to the Championship but Andoni Iraloa's side have produced a positive response with their recent results while goals could feature here as six of Bournemouth's last 10 away games have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Manchester United v Bournemouth Verdict

Manchester United have lost just three of their previous 26 games at Old Trafford in the Premier League and despite the bad press and general negativity amongst the media, United are still a tough side to beat on home soil.

With just two wins from their last nine outings on the road, Bournemouth look to have their work cut out here at Old Trafford.

Therefore, our main bet will be Manchester Utd win @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Man Utd win & Over 2 goals @ 2.40

Correct Score: Manchester Utd 2-1 @ 9.00