Manchester United were resoundingly beaten 3-0 by Bournemouth in the . Ruben Amorim's side were embarrassed by the Cherries, who moved up to fifth in the table following their rampant display at Old Trafford. A header from Dean Hujisen in the first half put Andoni Iraola's side 1-0 up heading into the break, with second half strikes from Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo wrapping things up for the Cherries.
United deserved nothing from the game and were second best for the entire match. Bournemouth created better chances, offered more going forward and defensively looked a class above a United side who looked to be lacking in confidence. It was the second defeat this week for United, who fell 4-3 to Tottenham in midweek in the Carabao Cup.
And here are five things United boss Ruben Amorim learned from the disappointing defeat...
Once again, Manchester United were undone by a set-piece. This season, they have conceded nine times from set-pieces, and did so again against Bournemouth when defender Dean Hujisen beat Joshua Zirkzee to head home past Andre Onana. Only Wolves, who sit inside the relegation zone, have conceded more this season with 14.
Put simply, Amorim has to get to grips with why United are conceding so many goals from set-pieces. Teams head into games knowing they are so poor defensively at set-piece time they can punish United with one good delivery. It was an issue prior to Amorim's arrival too but the early signs suggest the new United boss has not yet been .