Manchester United and Bournemouth played out a classic Premier League clash on Monday night under the Old Trafford lights.
After a rollercoaster 90 minutes, Manchester United fans can finally breathe, having avoided defeat, coming from behind to draw 4-4 against Bournemouth.
Ruben Amorim finally ditched his system, playing a back-four for large periods of the game, which resulted in absolute chaos at both ends of the pitch.
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United had several top performers in the game, and some massive winners despite not claiming all three points.
Here are those winners and also losers.
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Winners
Firstly, the winners.
Amad: Looked brilliant in this more advanced role, providing a constant threat in attack and getting a goal for his efforts.
This subtle tweak to the system to see Amad in a more natural area of the pitch saw United look very exciting going forward.
The only bad news is that he’s now heading off to AFCON.
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Kobbie Mainoo: Unlike recent weeks, Mainoo got 30 minutes, and United improved massively thanks to his play in midfield.
Mainoo will also potentially be in line to start against Villa with Casemiro suspended for next weekend’s clash.
Matheus Cunha: Another top performance from the Brazilian as he created chances, while also getting his second goal of the season for United.
This outing followed the quality display at Molineux in which he got an assist, and he is now building a bit of momentum and form at United.
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Also helped out a lot defensively after United converted to a back four.
Leny Yoro: Brought back into the starting line-up in the absence of Noussair Mazraoui, Yoro had a slightly different role than usual.
Yoro was almost a right back for large periods of the game, allowing Amad to push further forward, creating that front four.
Yoro also played a big role in the Casemiro goal, blocking the Bournemouth defender from getting to the scorer, which Oliver Giroud hailed on Sky Sports at half-time.
Losers
And also the losers.
Luke Shaw: The most experienced player in the back line, and yet he was culpable for letting United down for Bournemouth’s goal.
Shaw was weak to get shoved off the ball, and this gave the Cherries a fairly easy route to goal thanks to Antoine Semenyo’s brilliant finish.
Bryan Mbeumo: At his best, Mbeumo is as lethal as they come in front of goal, but he was incredibly wasteful against Bournemouth.
Mbeumo had a handful of chances in front of goal but missed them all, including one massive opportunity in the second-half.
Not good enough, as even his passes were sloppy and wasteful.
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