The Cherries’ fight dissipated after that and United held on for a morale-boosting win, which saw them extend their lead over third-placed Liverpool to four points.
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“It was a key moment in the game, with us 1-0 down”.
“All the players told me they are here, they want to play [on Saturday]”.
‘I think we are inconsistent.
The cup competition represents the only silverware hope for both sides, so we back them to present an exciting encounter.
It followed on from what should have been a morale boosting derby comeback win against Manchester City.
As for Mauricio Pochettino, we are still waiting to discover whether the Spurs boss is driven by the same win-at-all-costs mentality that defines Mourinho. “That’s what we are going to try”.
“It was really important that we won and now we’re well prepared for this weekend”.
With Sunday’s title-deciding defeat to West Brom clearly on United minds, Bournemouth started brightly and created the first opening inside 11 minutes, Jordon Ibe dragging a shot wide from the edge of the area. We lost two points against all the other teams involved in that fight, Stoke, Southampton.
“We were not consistent, and we’ve paid the price”.
“The change has to be based on their attitude, their mentality”, he said.
The last significant question this Premier League season is who will be joining West Brom (and probably Stoke) on the way to the Championship?
“Last season we finished sixth, and this season we are going to finish, hopefully, second”.
“I don’t know, I don’t speak to anyone at the club but from the outside looking in, it looks as though the relationship isn’t great”.
There is even talk he could move to another club in the Premier League. We have big chances to finish second. “Against our top-five opponents, we didn’t lose any points for them”, he said.
“I wouldn’t say phenomenal. Everything was good, I am happy”. The difference in points shows that.
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Manchester United now sits second in the Premier League table, but they are 16 points behind their rivals Manchester City, who have already won the Premier League title. Tonight, in the 2-0 win at Bournemouth, he was again elite.
