Pressure builds on Carrick after Man Utd loses again

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Rayan and Marcus Tavernier scored in five first-half minutes to put United – which left captain Bruno Fernandes on the bench – on the back foot, leading to boos from the Old Trafford crowd at half-time.

Evanilson then had a goal disallowed from the restart, but he got his goal later on, rounding Senne Lammens to finish into an unguarded net and extend United's winless run to eight games in all competitions.

Bournemouth started on the front foot without testing Lammens, as Rayan and Evanilson both sent headers wide either side of Diogo Dalot blazing over the bar at the other end.

Ayden Heaven threw himself into a dangerous tackle – luckily without making contact on Evanilson – to give away a free-kick, which led to Bournemouth's 38th-minute opener.

Justin Kluivert whipped his right-sided set-piece into the far post, and Rayan was completely unmarked to drill it past Lammens into the bottom-right corner to end his nine-game goal drought in the league.

Bryan Mbeumo was denied by Djordje Petrovic as United sought an equaliser, and Bournemouth doubled their lead in the 43rd minute. Adrien Truffert profited from an untimely Leny Yoro slip to tee up Tavernier to tap into an empty net.

Things almost got even worse 21 seconds after the break when a loose Harry Maguire pass was cut out by Tavernier on the edge of the box, but Evanilson was offside when he slotted in.

United tried to make its possession count in the second half, but Mbeumo fired just over on the turn before Lisandro Martinez's low fizzer was comfortably held by Petrovic.

Bournemouth still remained a threat on the break, as it proved in the 71st minute. Lewis Cook went long, and Lammens was not quick enough to get there before Evanilson, who curled a stunning effort into the far side of the gaping goal from the right wing.

Andrey Santos saw a header blocked on the line, while Mason Mount had a tame shot saved in stoppage time as Bournemouth easily held out for a clean sheet.