Manchester United v Bournemouth: match preview

Louis van Gaal will field his strongest side at Old Trafford despite next week’s FA Cup final on his last chance to seal a top-four place
  
  

Manchester United v Bournemouth: probable starters in bold, contenders in light.
Manchester United v Bournemouth: probable starters in bold, contenders in light. Photograph: The Guardian

The question for Manchester United fans is simple and painful: how did it come to needing to beat Bournemouth and Manchester City to lose at Swansea to qualify for the Champions League? This is the barest of requirements for the United behemoth and expect Louis van Gaal’s job to be severely scrutinised should they end the season, as they begin Sunday as favourites to do, outside the top four. Jamie Jackson

Kick-off Sunday 3pm

Venue Old Trafford

Last season n/a

Live Sky Sports 1

Referee Jonathan Moss

This season G24, Y74, R6, 3.58 cards per game

Odds H 2-5 A 8-1 D 4-1

Manchester United

Subs from Romero, Borthwick-Jackson, Riley, Poole, Weir, Love, McNair, Varela, Depay, Herrera, Young, Jones, Fosu-Mensah, Mata

Doubtful None

Injured Keane (pelvis, unknown), Shaw (broken leg, Jun), Schweinsteiger (knee, Jun), Januzaj (knock, 21 May), Darmian (ankle, 21 May)

Suspended Fellaini (last of three)

Form LWWDWL

Discipline Y64 R1

Leading scorer Martial 11

Bournemouth

Subs from Federici, Wiggins, O’Kane, Murray, Gosling, MacDonald, Iturbe, Afobe, Pugh, Ritchie, Grabban

Doubtful None

Injured Distin (back, Aug), Smith (hernia, Aug), Mings (knee, Sep), Rantie (knock, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWLLLD

Discipline Y52 R1

Leading scorer King 6

 

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