Man United beat Bournemouth in their second pre-season tour friendly in Chicago and here are how the players rated at Soldier Field.
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United players celebrate their third goal of the game
Manchester United beat Bournemouth 4-1 to make it back-to-back wins on their pre-season tour.
Rasmus Hojlund put United ahead early on with a deft header before Patrick Dorgu doubled United’s lead.
Ruben Amorim waited until the 70-minute mark to make wholesale changes, and by that point United were 3-0 up after Amad’s effort found the bottom corner potentially via a slight deflection off Hojlund.
Ethan Williams was one of the players brought on with 20 minutes to play and the youngster made an immediate impact as he beat Will Dennis at his near post to make it 4-0. Matthijs de Ligt scored an own goal late on to deny United a clean sheet.
Here are how the players rated at Soldier Field:
Tom Heaton
Made a decent save at 2-0 on his first start of pre-season and an even better save at 3-0 to earn praise from teammates. 8
Leny Yoro
Assertive on the ball again and relishing the responsibility of supplementing the attack. His passing is improving. 7
Harry Maguire
Took a back seat as Yoro and Luke Shaw took the ‘glory’ but Maguire is getting one of the loudest cheers on United’s tour. Came off at half-time. 6
Luke Shaw
Made a couple of good recovery challenges. Went down injured after he was trod on but soldiered on and played for over an hour. 7
Diogo Dalot
Got forward plenty of times and also got an early earful from Hojlund for not keeping the ball in play. Created little. 6
Casemiro
An understated performance next to Bruno Fernandes in midfield. Held the fort while others did the attacking. 7
Bruno Fernandes
Bright as ever and connected well with Mason Mount as the United No.7 played as one of the two 10s. Played the ball slickly. 7
Patrick Dorgu
Crossed perfectly for Hojlund to put United 1-0 up and then scored himself after an alert charge into the final third. 8
Amad
Moved further forward and looks a more muscular forward. Retained the ball well under close attention. Seemed to have scored but it looked to have hit Hojlund. 7
Mason Mount
Showed quick-thinking with a quickly-taken free kick for Dorgu to score on a decent performance for the playmaker. 7
Rasmus Hojlund
Guided Dorgu’s header into the corner of the net in the fifth minute to get that elusive first goal of pre-season. Seemed to get a second from Amad’s shot. 8
Subs
Matthijs de Ligt
Deflected a David Brooks shot onto the crossbar and later deflected the ball into his own net. 6
Tyler Fredricson
Came on for 20 minutes. 6
Ayden Heaven
Came on for 20 minutes.
Bendito Mantato
Operated on the right wing. 6
Toby Collyer
Marshalled the midfield. 6
Manuel Ugarte
Bright glimpses again. 7
Diego Leon
Had little of the ball. 6
Ethan Williams
Scored within two minutes of coming on. 8
Kobbie Mainoo
Played further forward and embarked on a run. 7
Chido Obi
Went close after a nice bit of skill. 7