Greenwood shines as Manchester United puts five past Bournemouth
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Greenwood joins Premier League royalty as his double did part of the damage to Bournemouth’s hopes of avoiding relegation this season. He finished off with two goals from managing just two shots during the game and both landed on target.
The 18-year old forward equalised for Manchester United after an error from De Gea allowed Junior Stanislas’ to score at his near post in the 15th-minute of the game. He then went on to score United’s fourth with a superb effort after half-time when he took on Diego Rico on the edge of the area and cut a right-footed shot back across goal into the far corner.
Bruno Fernandes scored a beautiful freekick and created two chances that led to goals during the game at the theatre of dreams. Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial completing the list of scores for Manchester United in the 5-2 bashing.
There was a sense of ruthlessness about United’s attacking play for the last few games or even since Bruno Fernandes joined the squad. The attackers looked really sharp in front of goal and hungrier than ever.
Stats and Facts from the match
Mason Greenwood has now scored eight league goals for United in 2019-20; among players aged 18 and younger, only Michael Owen (twice), Robbie Fowler, and Wayne Rooney have scored more in a Premier League season.
United have won three consecutive league games for the first time since they won all of their first six under Ole Gunnar Solskjær from December 2018 to January 2019.
Bournemouth has now become only the second side to lose 20 points from leading positions in this season’s Premier League, after West Ham (22).
This was the first time Manchester United scored five or more goals in a home league match since 26 December 2011, when they beat Wigan Athletic 5-0.
Junior Stanislas’ opener for Bournemouth was the first time United had conceded in 500 minutes at Old Trafford since Jay Rodriguez scored against them for Burnley in January.
Fernandes (six goals, five assists) has surpassed 10 goal involvements in his ninth Premier League appearance for Man Utd, making him the joint-quickest to 10 goals and assists combined of any player for the club in the competition, alongside Eric Cantona and Robin van Persie.
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