3/10 Manchester United should never play for the club again after Bournemouth

A penny for Marcus Rashford's ideas, please? This week has been all about him off the field but that issue must now be put aside Reuben AmorimThe honeymoon period is responsible for Manchester United It's well and truly over.

This won't be an overnight solution, of course it wasn't, but the Red Devils have endured a terrible few days and can't seem to stop conceding goals.

Against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup, Amorim's men lost 4-3 and charged big again at Old Trafford on Sunday.

It's remarkable how football works, isn't it? A year ago, Bournemouth went away to Manchester United and beat them 3-0. The result this time? Well, the Cherries were dancing away after another 3-0 win.

There was no Erik ten Hag, but the performance was worthy of the Dutch coach, with Amorim surely wishing he could hide behind the sofa at some of the individual performances he was watching from his team.

The Portuguese is clearly a good coach, but even he is struggling to get out of United's squad.

What went wrong for Manchester United against Bournemouth?

Corners. Those damned corners after he allowed Cherries centre-back Den Huysen to open the scoring in the first half from an unmarked corner kick, that was the goal. The ninth goal from a free kick they have scored this seasonthe second highest in the entire Premier League. Not a great read at all.

Beyond those problems, it was a host of defensive errors that led to more goals being conceded, as Noussair Mazraoui, often seen as one of Ten Hag's rare victories in the transfer window, missing a penalty.

The Moroccan slipped on Justin Kluivert, who got up, crushed himself, and scored the resulting penalty.

Then things went from bad to worse when Antoine Semenyu, who had already scored against Manchester City this season, condemned United's problems by firing home on the hour mark.

In fact, a whole bunch of players in red deserved to be sacked after this match. Joshua Zirkzee completed only six passes Kobbie Mainoo was guilty of missing the ball that led to Semenyu's shot.

However, it is certain that we have now seen the last of Terrell Malcia as a United player.

Terrell Malasia's performance by the numbers

Last season, the young Dutch left-back became a laughing stock due to his constant injury problems.

He has not kicked a single ball in the 2023/24 season, leading some to wonder if he has completely disappeared from the face of the Earth. It may seem harsh, but some supporters may wish he was still freezing in the cold.

This is because ever since Amorim took charge, his re-emergence as a first-team player has not gone well.

Melsia was hooked at half-time in defeat to Arsenal a few weeks ago and to Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League. Well, he received the same treatment after a tough time against Semenyu this Sunday as well.

So, what went wrong? Well, as Samuel Luckhurst noted of men When the full-back gave the game a dismal rating of 3/10, he “wasn't in it from the start and clumsily conceded Bournemouth's free-kick.”

To make matters worse, he only won one of his five duels and lost the ball seven times from 34 touches, meaning he actually left the field having won possession on fewer occasions than goalkeeper Onana.

Malasia did provide one assist during the first half but well and truly failed to produce the kind of qualities Amorim desires in his full-backs, failing to complete a single cross or dribble attempt.

As the January transfer window approaches, the new manager will need to go out and buy players who not only offer more quality, but fit into his system.

Signing Ten Hag is clearly not up to the task and it wouldn't be a surprise if this is the last we see of him in a United shirt. It remains to be seen whether a January exit is on the horizon, but one thing is clear, they need to sign a left-back.