Bournemouth fans dream of Europe after humbling Man Utd

“It doesn’t happen a lot that you come to this kind of stadium and win 3-0,” said Andoni Iraola after Bournemouth’s stylish win at Manchester United.

Except the Cherries are beginning to make a habit of winning by that scoreline at Old Trafford.

For the second time in 12 months, Iraola’s side dismantled United in their own home.

In December 2023, goals by Dominic Solanke, Philip Billing and Marcos Senesi saw them cruise to their first ever win at the famous venue.

And on Sunday, 19-year-old Dean Huijsen set them on their way to a repeat win before Justin Kluivert’s penalty doubled the lead and Antoine Semenyo left travelling fans singing “Man United, it’s happened again”.

While United will spend Christmas in the bottom half of the table for the first time in Premier League history, Bournemouth climbed to fifth in the top flight – their highest ever position at this stage of the year.

They have 28 points from 17 games, six more than after the same number of matches last season.

The Cherries will spend Christmas two places above Manchester City, and are just three points off the top four.