It’s another Monday night at the office for Manchester United as they host Bournemouth at Old Trafford tonight.
Ruben Amorim’s side have coped well on the road as of late, beating Crystal Palace before putting four past a hapless Wolves last week.
But it has been on home turf where costly points have been dropped. A miserable defeat to Everton and a uninspiring draw with West Ham United were hard to swallow – victories for both of those games would have had them within touching distance of Arsenal and Manchester City.
United were thrashed by Bournemouth in this fixture last season but the Cherries are without a win in their last six.
With Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo set to depart for AFCON after this game, United need to make this one count.
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December 15, 2025 6:48 pm
Confirmed Bournemouth XI to face Man Utd
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Petrović; Jiménez, Diakité, Senesi, Truffert; Adams, Smith; Kluivert, Tavernier, Semenyo; Evanilson.
Subs: Dennis, Araujo, Soler, Brooks, Scott, Adli, Kroupi, Hill, Enes Unal
December 15, 2025 6:46 pm
Confirmed Man Utd XI to face Bournemouth
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Lammens, Yoro, Heaven, Shaw, Dalot, Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Mbeumo, Mount, Cunha.
Subs: Bayindir, Dorgu, Fredricson, Malacia, Martinez, Mainoo, Ugarte, Sesko, Zirkzee
December 15, 2025 6:42 pm
How Man Utd could line up tonight
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Sesko appears to be in the squad tonight but given his recent absence, we fancy Mason Mount to get the nod ahead of him.
December 15, 2025 6:36 pm
Sesko with United squad tonight
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Benjamin Sesko has been spotted arriving with the United squad tonight. The striker has not featured since limping off in the 2-2 draw with Tottenham in early November with a knee injury.
December 15, 2025 6:36 pm
Can Amad and Mbeumo play tonight?
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It almost went down to the wire, but Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo are available for United tonight before heading off for AFCON.
The United stars could miss up to six games depending on how far Ivory Coast and Cameroon advance in the competition so United will be desperate for them to go out with a bang tonight.
December 15, 2025 6:33 pm
Man Utd vs Bournemouth live stream and TV channel
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You can watch the match live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event with streaming also available through the Sky Go app and NOW TV for subscribers.
December 15, 2025 6:32 pm
Man Utd vs Bournemouth kick-off time
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We are underway at 8pm sharp tonight.
December 15, 2025 6:30 pm
Good evening!
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We have Monday Night Football to keep us occupied against this evening. Manchester United have got used to playing under the lights again – it is the third time in their last four outings they have kicked off in this slot.
Stick with us, all your team news and build-up is on the way.
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