Meanwhile, only Tosin Adarabioyo (5) won more aerial duels than Guehi (4) at Craven Cottage. Despite his side conceding twice, Marc Guehi played his part to deal with Fulham’s rapid attack, making two tackles, four clearances and one interception. Possession was relatively even in the game, while both sides managed 11 shots each, which meant defensively, players had to be at their best. With Eddie Howe’s side dominating, Schar was just as involved offensively, with three shots and two key passes registered, as he was defensively making one tackle, two interceptions and four clearances, while he won at least eight more aerial duels (11) than any other player.Ĭrystal Palace secured a 2-2 draw with London rivals Fulham. The other Magpie to make the XI and the man of the match from the draw with the Foxes is Fabian Schar, who earned a WhoScored rating of 8.16. The England international registered the joint most key passes (3), the most touches (162) and the most accurate passes (113) of any player during the course of the match, while two aerial duels won and one tackle was enough to help Trippier earn a 7.34 WhoScored rating. One of the key players in their push to secure a top four place has been Kieran Trippier and he continued that with a solid performance on Monday night. ‘We have to be careful with him, he can’t play for too long at this moment.A point against a struggling Leicester in a 0-0 stalemate was enough to secure Champions League football for Newcastle next season. ‘There’s still a part of the journey to go for Brooksy,’ said Bournemouth boss Gary O’Neil. Brooks fully deserved his standing ovation when he went off after 56 minutes. The Spaniard saved from Dominic Solanke in the first half and then denied David Brooks a goal on his first start for 598 days following cancer treatment. The pick of them came towards the end when substitute Kieffer Moore went clean through, but De Gea came out and blocked with his legs. Say what you like about some of his errors this season, he remains a very good goalkeeper. There were other chances, notably when substitute Wout Weghorst fired straight at Neto in the second half and Bruno Fernandes saw the keeper tip his volley over the bar.īut Bournemouth deserve great credit for shaking off their early lethargy to chase Ten Hag side’s all the way to the finish.ĭavid de Gea was United’s other standout performer and he made a string of saves to keep the clean sheet that guarantees him the Golden Glove award. United dominated early on and fully deserved the lead when Casemiro went airborne. It was a basic requirement, to be fair, and one that has looked in some doubt these past few weeks as United have wobbled and Liverpool have put together an end-of-season spurt.īut Ten Hag is closer than ever to achieving his aim after this win. But Champions League qualification always top of the list. The Carabao Cup was a nice bonus, and the FA Cup would be even nicer when United return to Wembley next month. ‘It has nothing to do with any other team, just the opponent on the day.’Įver since he walked through the door at Old Trafford last summer, the top-four was Ten Hag’s primary target. We have everything in our hands, we don’t have to look behind. ‘I’ve been telling you for weeks, we are in the lead. Was he aware of the score at Anfield yesterday (sat)? ‘No, but it’s not important,’ said the United manager. Still, United only need one point from their final two home games against Chelsea and Fulham to be sure of a top-four finish, and Ten Hag did not sound like a man who doubts they will do it now. All he managed, however, was tee it up nicely for Casemiro who produced an acrobatic overhead kick to hammer the ball into the top corner past his Brazilian compatriot Neto.įor most of the afternoon it looked like being the goal that would send United into the Champions League next season until news came through of Roberto Firmino’s late equaliser for Liverpool against Aston Villa. Marcos Senesi must have thought he had done enough as the Bournemouth defender stuck out his left leg to intercept. The Dane spotted Casemiro’s late run and picked him out with a wonderfully floated pass. Bournemouth cleared the ball to the edge of the box where Victor Lindelof laid it off to Christian Eriksen. It arrived in the ninth minute and proved decisive.
United had chances to wrap the game up but were wasteful in front of goal in the second half as the game became tense
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