Manchester United achieved a resounding 3-0 victory against Bournemouth, with goals from Casemiro, Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford.
Casemiro finished off a brilliant Christian Eriksen cross and fired the ball past the Bournemouth keeper.
However, the choice of the group was Shaw’s goal. The defender made a superb shot and got into the area before Alejandro Garnacho saw him with a cut. Shaw then put the ball into the back of the net.
Rashford’s goal was the easiest when he hit the ball into an empty net.
In what was a perfect night for United supporters, the only negative was Donny van de Beek’s injury. The Dutchman was injured in the first half after a nasty clash with a Bournemouth player.
Speaking after the game, Ten Hag provided an update on Van de Beek, saying that he “doesn’t look good.”
Ten Hag said: “It doesn’t look good for Van de Beek. We have to wait 24 hours.”
Ten Hag says it “doesn’t look good” for Van de Beek. “We have to wait 24 hours.” #MUFC
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The United manager also gave his verdict on United’s performance and surprisingly said that his players were not playing as a team.
“I am happy with the 3-0, that is obvious and quite clear but today was not our best match. We didn’t play smart as a team and sometimes we got lucky.”
Ten Hag: “I’m happy with 3-0, that’s obvious and quite clear, but today was not our best game. We didn’t play smart as a team and sometimes we got lucky.” #MUFC
— Shamoon Hafez (@ShamoonHafez) January 3, 2023
Ten Hag added: “We scored great goals and we should have scored more. We could have conceded as well, but great saves by David de Gea, I’m not happy about that. It’s something we have to avoid.”
Ten Hag’s verdict will keep players on their toes and ensure they are not complacent after what many will describe as a comfortable victory.
United will face Everton next in the FA Cup and the players will have a chance to please Ten Hag even more.
