Mark Lawrenson states his prediction for Man United v Bournemouth
The Liverpool legend is backing Manchester United to ease to a 2-0 win over Bournemouth at Old Trafford
Mark Lawrenson is backing Manchester United to ease to a 2-0 win against Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.
The Red Devils will be looking to get their title back on track following a disappointing 2-1 loss to Premier League leaders Manchester City at Old Trafford last weekend.
England international Marcus Rashford managed to equalise on the stroke of half-time before Nicolas Otamendi scored a winner following Romelu Lukaku’s poor clearance.
Manchester United are 11 points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City with 22 games to go in the title race.
The Red Devils’ hopes of winning a first Premier League title since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement are fading following their demoralising loss to Pep Guardiola’s men.
Former Liverpool defender Lawrenson believes Manchester United will edge to a 2-0 win over Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth side at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.
“Bournemouth were the beneficiaries of Christian Benteke’s penalty miss on Saturday, although I would not say they were fortunate to end up with a point because they also had several chances in that game,” Lawrenson told BBC Sport.
“The Cherries have drawn three of their past four games, but it is hard to look past a United win even if they will have to do a lot better in attack than they managed against City.”
Manchester United were pitted against La Liga outfit Sevilla in the Champions League last-16 draw as the Red Devils look to get their hands on Europe’s famous trophy for the first time since 2008.
Jose Mourinho’s side have lost to Chelsea, Huddersfield Town and Manchester City in the Premier League this season as well as dropping points in stalemates with Liverpool FC and Stoke City.
