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A remarkable, chaotic, mesmerising Premier League thriller at Old Trafford captured the imagination even of the clinical operators in the dugout.<\/b><\/p>\n

“Really difficult to explain,” said Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola. “But I prefer 4-4 to 0-0.”<\/p>\n

“Fun,” was Manchester United<\/a> counterpart Ruben Amorim’s initial observation.<\/p>\n

Analysing for Sky Sports, Jamie Carragher went further.<\/p>\n

“The best game of the Premier League season so far,” said the former England and Liverpool<\/a> defender. “It was almost a throwback to Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United<\/a> with attacking football.<\/p>\n

“It is the best I have seen Man Utd. For the majority of the game, they were absolutely fantastic.<\/p>\n

“For the first time under Amorim – and first time in a long time – I felt like I was watching what Man Utd are supposed to be. Wave after wave attack, but the inability to defend has hurt them.”<\/p>\n

For the record, Ferguson took charge of two games when United scored four and didn’t win.<\/p>\n

The first was a significant factor in his side’s failure to win the 2012 title as United threw away a 4-2 lead and drew 4-4 with Everton<\/a> at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n

The other was Ferguson’s very last match, an extraordinary 5-5 draw at West Brom in 2013.<\/p>\n

Amorim has a very long road ahead before he can be compared to Ferguson.<\/p>\n

But at least, on a night when his side led twice in the first half, then fought back to get their noses in front again after conceding two in a matter of minutes at the start of the second, and finally had to settle for a point as Bournemouth finished the stronger, he understood what everyone had witnessed.<\/p>\n

In a vibrant first half, the hosts’ had the highest non-penalty xG value (2.49), most shots (17) and joint-most touches in the opposition’s box (30) of any side in the opening 45 minutes of a Premier League match this season.<\/p>\n

“If you understand a little bit,” Amorim said. “If you follow the club like I follow the Premier League for so long, you [know you] have not just the duty to try to win the games. The way you try to win the games is so important for the fans.<\/p>\n

“Of course they are desperate to win, but also, I feel that they are desperate to be inspired when they come to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n

“Today was inspiring, I think, also because of Bournemouth. But in the end that’s the feeling of frustration of not winning the game.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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