Overview
- United shared eight goals with Bournemouth at Old Trafford, leading three times before Junior Kroupi’s late strike made it 4-4 and two stoppage‑time saves from Senne Lammens preserved a point.
- Ruben Amorim trialled a hybrid setup that often resembled a back four, then urged his players to close games and questioned how news of the tweak reached the media.
- The club has reportedly begun an internal inquiry into the match‑day leak of tactical plans, following Amorim’s remark that reporters knew he had trained with a back four.
- United’s attack looks revitalized but the defense remains porous, with 30 league goals scored and only one clean sheet, a balance highlighted across post‑match analysis.
- Selection strain now looms as Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui depart for the Africa Cup of Nations and Casemiro serves a one‑match suspension before the trip to Aston Villa.