Rasmus Hojlund’s stoppage-time strike salvaged some extent for Manchester United as they drew 1-1 with 10-man Bournemouth on the Vitality Stadium on Sunday.
Hojlund turned Manuel Ugarte’s effort house from shut vary within the sixth minute of added time, with United making their numerical benefit depend after Evanilson’s sending off.
After a robust begin to the sport, Bournemouth had been forward within the twenty third minute because of Antoine Semenyo, who rifled a fierce strike in at Andre Onana’s close to put up.
Semenyo got here near notching his brace two minutes into the second half earlier than Dango Ouattara’s intelligent free-kick from the right-hand facet rattled the put up on the hour.
However the Cherries had been compelled to play the remaining 20 minutes with out Evanilson after he obtained a crimson card following a VAR overview, having lunged in on Noussair Mazraoui.
United turned the screw from then on with Mason Mount and Bruno Fernandes going shut, lastly getting their reward by means of Hojlund’s fourth Premier League aim of the season.
Sunday’s draw sees Bournemouth keep in tenth, lacking the prospect to go eighth within the desk, whereas Ruben Amorim’s guests climb to 14th.
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Forward of kick-off, Amorim stated Hojlund was making an attempt too exhausting to show his doubters flawed, and the Dane stepped as much as give the Purple Devils a confidence increase forward of their UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg in opposition to Athletic Bilbao.
Certainly, Hojlund’s leveller, timed at 95:36, was United’s newest equaliser away from house within the Premier League on report (since 2006-07).
However the Purple Devils are but to search out their ft underneath Amorim. Since his first recreation in cost on November 24, his crew have received simply six of their 23 Premier League matches. Solely Southampton (one), Leicester Metropolis (two), Ipswich City (three) and Tottenham Hotspur (5) have received fewer.
Evanilson’s sending off proved decisive. It was Bournemouth’s second crimson card within the Premier League in opposition to United and the primary since Andrew Surman was dismissed in a 1-1 draw at Outdated Trafford in March 2017.