Man Utd 3 Bournemouth 0 LIVE RESULT: Rashford scores again as Red Devils romp to comfortable win over Cherries

Bournemouth stats

Bournemouth are 15^th in the Premier League table with a mere two points separating them from the relegation zone.

The Cherries have claimed just eight points from their past 18 away games in the Prem and failed to keep a clean sheet in any of them, conceding a total of 49 goals in the process.

Gary O’Neil’s men have also conceded 26 goals in eight away matches - only Burnley, who let in 27 in the 2009-2010 season, have had a worse record at the same stage.

Bournemouth have also conceded a top-flight high of 11 goals from corners so far this season

Man Utd stats

Manchester United are fourth in the Premier League table with a game at hand and only two points separating them from fifth-placed Tottenham as well as third-placed Newcastle.

United are looking to register four home league wins in a row without conceding for the first time since a run of six in 2017.

The Red Devils are the only team to have won every Prem match in which they have been ahead this season, having done so on 10 occasions.

However, Erik ten Hag’s men have the second lowest goalscoring tally in the top 10 behind Chelsea as they have only netted 24 times in 16 matches

Head-to-Head

Manchester United and Bournemouth’s first ever encounter took place way back in 1982 during the second round of the League Cup at Old Trafford where the hosts won 2-0.

Since then, the two sides have faced off a total of 14 times with United winning a majority of nine games, compared to the Cherries’ mere two victories across all competitions.

In fact, Bournemouth have never beaten the Red Devils on the road and have lost six out of seven matches at Old Trafford.

United have won seven out of all of their 10 Premier League meetings with Gary O’Neil’s side winning two of the exchange

Good evening from Manchester

Welcome to SunSport’s live blog coverage of the Premier League clash between Manchester United and Bournemouth at Old Trafford.

Both teams have a lot riding on this match with United looking to continue their top-four form and the Cherries hoping to create some distance from the relegation zone.

The Red Devils’ manager Erik ten Hag is likely to recall in-form striker Marcus Rashford to his starting line-up.

After just recently winning a high-stakes power struggle against Cristiano Ronaldo - who has just officially joined Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Nassr – Ten Hag laid out some more disciplinary action on New Year’s Eve.

Rashford was the recipient this time as he was dropped to the bench at Wolves for turning up late to a team meeting.

Lisandro Martinez is also in contention to return after his heroics in the 2022 World Cup that saw him help Argentina win the title.

Diogo Dalot and Scott McTominay are also in line for a comeback after overcoming a hamstring problem and illness respectively.

But Jadon Sancho is unlikely to feature amid his ongoing efforts to regain fitness after spending the World Cup break training in the Netherlands, while Axel Tuanzebe remains in the sidelines due to a muscle injury.

Bournemouth manager Gary O'Neil, on the other hand, will make a late assessment on Philip Billing, who suffered a hip injury against Crystal Palace.

Adam Smith is one booking away from a ban, while David Brooks (thigh), Ryan Fredericks (muscle), Marcus Tavernier (thigh), Neto (thigh) and Junior Stanislas (muscle) remain sidelined