Bournemouth vs Manchester United LIVE: Red Devils seek revenge after Old Trafford humiliation against Cherries: kick-off time, team news and how to follow

Manchester United will be looking to exact revenge on Bournemouth when they travel to the Vitality Stadium this Saturday..

The Red Devils They were humiliated at Old Trafford in December, losing 3-0 to the Cherries in an embarrassing defeat on their own ground.

Erik ten Hag He took responsibility for that defeat and is now hoping to get some revenge as his United team aims to finish the season strong.

It will be a difficult task to overcome. Andoni Iraola's side Again though, as they boast impressive form despite a setback against Luton last time out.

Bournemouth vs Man United: Champions League hope?

Even though their Champions League hopes appear to be fading, United can still qualify this season thanks to a drastic rule change.

The competition is set for undergo some important changes next campaign with no more group stage, a big table and more teams included, meaning UEFA They are willing to distribute additional places to specific countries.

As England is one of the two countries with the best UEFA coefficient, along with Italy, a position as low as fifth could allow clubs to qualify for Europe's elite competition.

However, as United will struggle to finish even in fifth position (along with Tottenham or Aston Villa they will benefit there; Furthermore, they must rely on another club to help them.

If West Ham win the Europa League this season, it would mean another place in Europe's elite competition would be freed up, moving to the next highest-placed team in the domestic league.

And if United finish the season in sixth place, where they currently are, they would qualify for the Champions League, albeit under very specific conditions.

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• Manchester United have won four of their six Premier League away games against Bournemouth, losing the other two in December 2015 (1-2) and November 2019 (0-1).
• Bournemouth are looking to complete their first league double against Manchester United, following their 3-0 win at Old Trafford in December.

Bournemouth vs Man United: team news

Bournemouth hope Marcus Tavernier is fit to play after being forced out of the game against Luton with an injury.

Los Cerezos will be left without Luis Sinisterra and ryan fredericks but Tyler Adams can play a role.

As for United, their injury problems in defense continued and academy product Willy Kambwala had to start against Liverpool.

Kambwala could be called up again this time with Rafael Varane, Victor LindelofLisandro Martínez and Johnny Evans all not suitable.

Luke Shaw also stays outside while Mark Rashford He is expected to be fine despite having a problem at Old Trafford.

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• After a run of six away games in which they kept four clean sheets and conceded just two goals, Manchester United have now conceded in each of their last eight away games, a total of 17 goals.
• Bournemouth have won each of their last three home games in the Premier League; They had never before won four in a row at home in the top flight.

Bournemouth vs Man United: What was said?

speaking later United's draw with LiverpoolTen Hag spoke about whether his team's hopes of playing in the Champions League are over.

“I don't know (if the Champions League is gone). We will continue fighting,” he said.

“We have seen that we could and should have won all three games this week. Brentford It was our worst performance, we didn't deserve to win there.

“But, in the other two games, if you are in a position to win and we deserved, at that moment, to be in a position to win, then you have to take the victory and that makes the difference.

“We will fight for every point and then we will see where we will finish. “It is clear that we are far behind, but we will fight for every point.”

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• Manchester United have dropped 15 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season, the most in a single campaign. They have led at the end of each of their last three, but failed to win any of them (1-1 against Brentford, 3-4 against Chelsea, 2-2 against Liverpool).
• Despite entering this round of matches in sixth place in the Premier League table, only bottom side Sheffield United (560) have received more shots than Manchester United in the Premier League this season (554), while the Red Devils also have the third highest ranking. expected goals versus the figure (58.2).

Bournemouth vs Man United: how to follow

This Premier League clash will take place on Saturday, April 13.

Kickoff at Vitality Stadium is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.

talkSPORT will keep you up to date with the latest news.

And talkSPORT.com will also be live blogging the action.