Bournemouth 0-1 Manchester United: 5 Men who were poor for the Red Devils

#2 Andreas Pereira

AFC Bournemouth v Manchester United - Premier League

The Brazilian’s importance in this Manchester United team has steadily increased in recent weeks. Andreas Pereira was rested by Solskjaer against Chelsea, perhaps in a bid to keep him fresh against Bournemouth. The Brazilian started in his preferred No. 10 role on Saturday, and actually had a good start to the game. Soon enough, though, the Brazilian fizzled out.

With the speed and technical prowess of the fast and fluid front three ahead of him, Pereira was expected to initiate moves and keep the opposition on their toes. Unfortunately, the Brazilian was poor with his passing and on quite a few occasions, promising moves were nipped in the bud due to his disappointing first touch. His final balls were also off the mark and as a result, United failed to create too many chances through the middle.

The Brazilian was also unimpressive with his pressing and regularly allowed the opposition to run past him at ease. After he was replaced by Lingard, United suddenly had greater urgency in the final third, but it was too little too late in the end.

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