Bournemouth could be without star midfielder Tyler Adams when they host Manchester United in the Premier League on Friday night.
Although it’s seen as a dream for Tyler Adams to play at Old Trafford, his last appearance at the stadium ended prematurely as he was forced off with injury after five minutes.
The knee injury kept Adams out of action for a while, but he has since returned to action.
Adams has been linked with a move to United as a cheaper alternative to Elliot Anderson, but Ineos cannot take any shortcuts when trying to revamp the midfield department.
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Bournemouth could be without Tyler Adams for Man Utd clash
After missing the chance to impress at Old Trafford earlier this season, Adams would have hoped to make up for it when Bournemouth host United on Friday night.
Adams is a major doubt for the game after suffering an injury in training last Friday, which ruled him out of action for Saturday’s clash against Burnley.
Relegation contenders Burnley kept Bournemouth to a scoreless draw in Adams’ absence, but they could be without the United States international again later this week.
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Speaking at the weekend, Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola stressed that it will be ‘difficult’ for Adams to pass fit in time for the game against United.
“Tyler felt something yesterday training,” Iraola told the Bournemouth Daily Echo.
“It doesn’t look anything too serious, but it’s true that for today was out.
“And also we are playing, I think, United in six days. We play Friday, so I don’t know, I cannot tell you if it’s going to be available or not.
“I think it’s going to be difficult because if even if it’s very small, it’s six days. I cannot tell you right now, but I see that it’s going to be difficult and it’s a shame because we don’t have a lot of injuries right now, but we have Lew and Tyler that basically are our two number 6s in the same position out together.
“The plan was not even to come with Ben Doak, but this happened just yesterday and we decided, okay, travel with us, at least you kind of reintegrate a little bit with the group and we’ve had him on the bench, but it still he has to do a little bit more to be in a position where he can play minutes.”
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Bournemouth record without Tyler Adams this season
As things stand, Bournemouth have played 12 Premier League matches without Adams this season.
That number is likely to increase on Friday night with the American midfielder set to miss out on a big game against United.
Without Adams, Bournemouth have won four matches, losing six and drawing two.
That means they’ve done okay without their main man in the middle, but it’s no secret that they do better with him in the team.
Adams has faced United six times in his career, winning two and losing three of those matches.
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