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Man. United Crash 3-0 to Bournemouth; Pressure on Carrick Mounts

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Bournemouth tore Manchester United apart on Sunday, winning 3-0 at Old Trafford and leaving manager Michael Carrick under heavy pressure.

Carrick is a former United midfielder who led the club on an interim basis last season.

Old Trafford is United’s home ground in Manchester.

The Premier League is England’s top football division.

Rayan is a Brazilian winger, while Evanilson is a striker.

The result is another blow for one of European football’s traditional heavyweights.

The defeat extended United’s winless run to eight games.

It also dropped them to 16th in the Premier League, one point above the relegation zone.

Rayan, Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson scored for the visitors, who are coached by Marco Rose.

It was Bournemouth’s third 3-0 win at Old Trafford in four seasons.

Bournemouth began the day below United after a hard start under Rose.

However, they came into the game three days after beating AC Milan 3-0.

Fernandes Benched After Como Defeat

Carrick dropped captain Bruno Fernandes, and the decision backfired.

Fernandes had criticised the manager’s tactics after Wednesday’s 4-1 loss to Champions League debutants Como.

Carrick insisted the choice was purely for football reasons.

However, the midfielder, last season’s Premier League Player of the Year, stayed on the bench for the whole match.

Many expected him to come on at half-time, but he did not.

Meanwhile, Bournemouth supporters taunted Carrick.

“You’re getting sacked in the morning,” they chanted.

United have won just two of their 12 games this season across all competitions.

Those wins came against newly promoted Ipswich and Azerbaijani side Sabah.

Last season, a strong finish under Carrick secured third place, although United had no European or domestic cup games.

Fernandes captains the club.

United have struggled to recapture their former glory since Alex Ferguson, their most successful manager, retired 13 years ago.

Another managerial exit may do little to fix those deeper problems.

How Bournemouth Took Control

Rayan broke the deadlock in the 38th minute with a superb finish from Justin Kluivert’s free-kick.

Five minutes later, Leny Yoro stumbled under pressure from Adrien Truffert, and Tavernier tapped the full-back’s pass into an empty net.

With 20 minutes left, Evanilson rounded Lammens and curled a fine finish in from a tight angle.

In the closing minutes, angry United fans turned on the club’s unpopular owners, the Glazer family, and not on the manager.

Carrick applauded the Stretford End and placed a hand on his chest as he left.

His future remains uncertain after another damaging defeat for the 20-time English champions.

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