JAKARTA - Manchester United failed to approach their city rivals, Manchester City after drawing 2-2 against Bournemouth in an English Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium, Saturday, March 21, 2026 WIB. In the match, defender Harry Maguire received a red card which resulted in the loss of the opportunity to win in Man Utd's 10th match with interim manager Michael Carrick.
It's a shame for Man Utd when playing the 10th match under Carrick who is still a temporary manager. Man Utd has only lost once since being handled by the former player himself. The only defeat was when Man Utd visited Newcastle United's home. In the duel in the Premier League, Bryan Mbeumo et al lost 2-1.
The success with Carrick who replaced Ruben Amorim also had an extraordinary impact. Man Utd, who had difficulty breaking into the Champions League zone, is now ranked third. Even the Red Devils have the opportunity to reduce the points gap with Man City when playing away against Bournemouth.
The opportunity was actually quite open because Man Utd took the lead. However, Bournemouth was always able to equalize, including when Junior Kroupi scored a goal from the penalty spot that thwarted Man Utd's victory.
The draw indeed strengthened Man Utd's position in the Champions League zone after being in third place with 55 points. Man Utd also has the opportunity to return to the European top-flight competition after being absent for the last two seasons.
However, they failed completely to cut the points gap with Man City who ranked second. They are still six points behind Man City.
Meanwhile, Bournemouth is in the middle of the table with a ranking of 10. Now, The Cherries have 42 points. The same as Newcastle, but they lost by a goal difference.
Bournemouth itself has always made it difficult for Man Utd this season. In the first meeting at Old Trafford, Man Utd failed to win in an eight-goal drama that ended in a 4-4 draw.
When Man Utd visited Bournemouth's headquarters, they also had to work hard to face the stubborn game of Andoni Iraola's team. However, Man Utd was actually able to dominate the game. The three-time Champions League champion also created opportunities through Fernandes and Amad Diallo.
However, goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic was able to make an excellent save to thwart the two opportunities. Not only that, Petrovic showed brilliant performance throughout the first half.
The game changed when entering the second half. Man Utd increased the intensity of the attack. The visitors' attempt to break the deadlock finally bore fruit after an hour of the match. Starting with the referee's decision to award a penalty to Man Utd after Matheus Cunha was brought down by Alex Jimenez in the penalty box.
Captain Bruno Fernandes also completed the execution which brought Man Utd ahead 1-0 in the 61st minute. After the goal, Man Utd became more aggressive in pressing the opponent's defense. They also actually had the opportunity to get a penalty again after defender Adrien Truffert committed a foul against Diallo.
Only referee Stuart Attwell let the incident go, From the VAR review there was physical contact but it was not fatal so there was no need for a penalty.
In that situation, Bournemouth took advantage of the opportunity to score a goal by counterattacking. Through the attack, Truffert then gave an assist to Ryan Christie who managed to convert it into a goal in the 67th minute. The score changed 1-1 in just six minutes.
Man Utd responded to the goal with an offensive attack. As a result, Bournemouth defender James Hill made a blunder and scored an own goal in the 71st minute. Man Utd regained the lead as the score changed to 2-1.
But it was a pity for Man Utd who tried to maintain the lead. Defender Maguire even made a mistake by pulling home forward Evanilson in the penalty box in the 82nd minute.
As a result, the referee issued a red card for Maguire. Not only that, he also pointed to the white spot. The penalty was executed by Kroupi who changed the score to 2-2. The score remained until the end of the match.
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