“I said before the game that one reason I wanted to play was to dedicate the game to everyone associated with my family – my family that are here and not here”, Arter said.
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“But even when Wayne Rooney comes back he’s got to do a lot more”.
The ESPN FC panel give their thoughts on Louis van Gaal’s future following Manchester United’s “inexcusable” loss at Bournemouth.
It was a tough break for a United side that started with an average age of 24 because of a mountain of injuries – including Wayne Rooney.
Meanwhile, in Germany, Javier Hernandez plundered another hat-trick for Bayer Leverkusen. They have created, in the second half, only chances out of set-plays and we have also created chances out of play on the pitch.
Elsewhere, Crystal Palace drew level on points with fifth-place Tottenham Hotspur, who host Newcastle United on Sunday, after Yohan Cabaye’s 38th-minute tap-in earned them a 1-0 home win over Southampton. We tried to bounce back and to fall short like we have is doubly disappointing.
Gosling told the Daily Echo: “We had a little prayer before the game”.
Bournemouth toppled United 2-0 in 1984’s FA Cup under Harry Redknapp, with current boss Howe admitting he perhaps undervalued that achievement in cherishing his side’s victory over Chelsea last week.
“For us, it’s a brilliant week”, Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe said.
“I don’t know, to be honest”, he admitted.
“I don’t like making excuses, we’ve got the squad, we’re the club that we are because we want to be fighting, when you’ve got injuries you’ve got to deal with them so I’m not making excuses”.
United now find themselves at a crossroads, with the fans frustrated by the team’s style of play and recent results suggesting that the club are not equipped to win silverware under Van Gaal this season.
It seemed obvious to most fans that they needed a centre-back and a striker in the summer but instead they went into the season with just three forwards and Blind as a stop-gap at the back. “It was really important for us we didn’t lose the momentum we had built from last week”.
Junior Stanislas put Bournemouth ahead in the second minute and Joshua King secure the win early in the second half after Marouane Fellaini had equalised in the 24th minute.
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“It was rehearsed”, said Francis. We are enjoying it and looking forward to the next one. Carrick agrees with him and says that the players will get back on the training ground this week and work hard to ensure they can bounce back.
