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Jordon Ibe: Bournemouth’s club record signing will be set to impress, following his remarkable pre-season performance for The Cherries. After joining Bournemouth for £15m earlier this transfer market from Liverpool, the pressure is on to perform.
Best stat…
Bournemouth remain unbeaten in their last four home meetings with Manchester United in all competitions.
Remember when…
Junior Stanislas put Bournemouth ahead against United back in 2015 after just 100 seconds by scoring directly from a corner kick. We can only hope for a similar display of excellence from the corner spot on Sunday.
Player to watch…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: With Pogba suspended for the opening game, all eyes will be firmly on Zlatan during his Premier League debut. After scoring the winning header in the Community Shield final, he will be entering this fixture brimming with confidence.
Past three-meetings…
Manchester United 3 (Rooney, Rashford, Young) Bournemouth 1 (Smalling OG), Premier League, 17 May 2016
Bournemouth 2 (Stanislas, King) Manchester United 1 (Fellaini), Premier League, 12 December 2015
Manchester United 1 (Brian McClair) v Bournemouth, FA Cup 5th Round Replay, 22nd February 1989
Form guide…
Manchester United: WWWLWW
Bournemouth: WLLLDL
Vital information…
Kick-off time: 1.30pm
TV: Live on Sky Sports 1
Odds…
Manchester United to win: 20/23
Bournemouth to win: 19/5
Draw: 5/2
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