United draw after red
Manchester United were held 2-2 at Bournemouth — Harry Maguire was dismissed and Junior Kroupi scored a late penalty to salvage the draw for United. Erling Haaland remains the Premier League’s top marksman as the Golden Boot race heats up. (theguardian.com — sportingnews.com)
Bruno Fernandes put United ahead from the spot in the 61st minute and Bournemouth’s Ryan Christie levelled six minutes later with a side-footed finish in the 67th minute. (espn.co.uk 1) (espn.co.uk 2)) An own goal by Bournemouth defender James Hill in the 71st minute restored United’s lead before Harry Maguire was shown a straight red in the 78th minute for a foul on Evanilson that was judged to deny a clear goalscoring opportunity. (espn.co.uk 1) (espn.co.uk 2)) Bournemouth substitute Eli Junior Kroupi converted the resulting 81st-minute penalty to draw the game, his debut Premier League season tally rising as his transfer-linked profile continues to grow. (espn.co.uk) (espn.co.uk)) Maguire had been named in Thomas Tuchel’s expanded 35-man England squad earlier on Friday, making the red card notable because it came on the same day as his recall. (espn.com)) The point left Manchester United on 55 points and still sitting third in the Premier League table, while Bournemouth moved to 42 points and around midtable after the draw. (premierleague.com)) Erling Haaland remains the Premier League’s top scorer this season with 22 league goals, with Brentford’s Igor Thiago among the nearest chasers on 19 goals. (premierleague.com)) United and manager Michael Carrick flagged several contentious refereeing decisions after the match, with the club indicating it will take up at least one non-awarded penalty incident with the PGMOL. (malaysia.news.yahoo.com) (yahoo.com))
