Fernandes omitted as Bournemouth beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford

Manchester United were beaten 3-0 by Bournemouth at Old Trafford on 25 October 2026, with Bruno Fernandes omitted from the starting lineup by manager Michael Carrick. The result was Bournemouth's third win at Old Trafford in four years.

BBC Sport published player ratings for both sides, annotating performances with match incidents such as a free-kick stemming from Ayden Heaven's yellow card that preceded Bournemouth's opener and a “Massive error for Bournemouth's third goal.” The ratings cover starters, substitutes and unused players and include minute-by-minute substitution details.

In goal and defence for United, Senne Lammens was handed a 4 with the note of a massive error for Bournemouth's third; Leny Yoro received a 5 after a vital clearance to deny Evanilson and then a slip that contributed to Bournemouth's second; Harry Maguire was rated 6, with the report stating he had regained the captain's armband taken off him by Erik ten Hag and blocked an early Rayan chance while trying to push forward.

United's midfield and wide players drew mixed marks: Ayden Heaven (off 64, Martinez) 5 — described as promising but booked for a tackle that led to the free-kick; Diogo Dalot 5 for forward intent but an errant pass to Evanilson; Carlos Baleba (off, 72, Zirkzee) 5 for central drive; Andrey Santos 4 after a rash tackle on Truffert; Amad Diallo (off 78, Amad) 4 and Youri Tielemans (off 46, Cunha) 4 with the latter substituted at half-time for not being secure enough in possession.

United's substitutes produced limited effect: Matheus Cunha (on 46, Tielemans) 6 with a curling effort off target, Lisandro Martinez (on 64, Heaven) 6, Joshua Zirkzee (on 72, Baleba) 5, Shea Lacey (on 78, Amad) 5. Subs not used for Manchester United were listed as Darlow, Mazraoui, De Ligt, Fernandes, T Fletcher.

Bournemouth's defensive and midfield contributors were rated as follows: Dorde Petrovic 6 after a quiet game until dealing with a Mbeumo effort; James Hill 6 for a crucial interception of Tielemans' cross; Adam Smith (off 87, Diakite) 6; Antonio Silva 7 for control through much of the first half; Adrien Truffert 7 for creating the visitors' second after a Yoro error; Lewis Cook 7 and Tyler Adams 7, with Adams noted as booked for a foul on Tielemans.

Bournemouth's attacking players received higher marks: Rayan 8 for a superb first-time finish for the opener and a near-miss that should have been a second; Marcus Tavernier (off 87, Adli) 8 whose cross provided an easy finish for Bournemouth's second; Justin Kluivert (off, Gannon-Doak, 62) 7 for a free-kick that created the opener; Evanilson (off 87, Kroupi) 8 for a brilliant finish for the third. Subs Ben Gannon-Doak (on 62, Kluivert) 7, Ryan Christie (on 75, Cook) 6, Junior Kroupi (on 86, Evanilson) 6, Bafode Diakite (on 86, Smith) 6 and Amine Adli (on 87, Tavernier) 6 were also rated; Bournemouth's unused subs were Di Gregorio, Soler, Brooks, Rodriguez.

After the opportunity to rate players closed, BBC Sport stated the scores displayed represent the average from all user submissions. The article also points readers to BBC Sport's Match of the Day Predictor game and other club follow links.