Bournemouth 1-3 Manchester United: 5 talking points

#4 Adam Smith’s fantastic strike opens up the game, but a bit too late for Bournemouth

Smith drifted past defenders in the box and finished with his left foot

The game was all but out of Bournemouth’s hands after falling three goals behind, but full-back Adam Smith had other ideas. Soon after Zlatan’s strike, he collected substitute Lewis Grabban’s pass and rifled a shot past David de Gea to bring the Cherries back into the mix.

It was a fantastic strike off his left foot and de Gea had very little chance to keep it out. As the game reached its closing stages, it was Bournemouth who had most of the say in the game. Their full-backs constantly peppered the United box with some dangerous crosses and de Gea was forced to make a couple of good saves to keep United’s cushion intact.

Eddie Howe’s side finished the game on a high, but the damage had already been done.