Ruben Amorim told to 'make peace' with Marcus Rashford after Man United's defeat to Bournemouth

Manchester United suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Bournemouth in their final Premier League match before Christmas, held at Old Trafford. The Red Devils were left reeling as Dean Huijsen's header gave the visitors an early lead, capitalising on yet another set piece conceded by United. United fans have been giving their opinions in our comments section.

The situation worsened in the second half when Noussair Mazraoui committed a late foul on Justin Kluivert, resulting in a penalty which the Cherries forward successfully converted to double Bournemouth's lead. Antoine Semenyo added insult to injury with a third goal just three minutes later.

This makes it seven goals that United have conceded from set-pieces in their last six games, while they have shipped 17 goals in the Premier League in 2024 from set-pieces, a calendar year record in the competition.

Readers have been pointing the finger for another stinging loss this season. Commenter Philantro says: “I recommend Amorim to stop rotating the players so many times during the game, now when they don't even know their initial roles.

"Fernandes, Dalot and Mazraoui all looked confused when their positions changed. At the moment, the current players can't even score from six-yards, so we need Amorim to make peace with Marcus [Rashford] who can score anywhere within 25-yards from goal. Marcus scored two goals in his last Premier League start. Amorim and Marcus both need to compromise to come to some middle ground solution.”

Derrie agrees: “There's no doubt the manager needs time, but he could help himself by not playing players out of their normal positions. Garnacho and Martínez have gone backwards since the change of manager. Dalot and Malacia are not good enough and