This was Manchester United\u2019s best home attacking performance of the season, with four goals scored.<\/p>\n
From that perspective it was the perfect tonic to matches against Everton and West Ham, where United netted only once in 180 minutes.<\/p>\n
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Unfortunately, United\u2019s worst defensive performance of the season was served up too. United conceded four, and it could quite easily have been more<\/a>.<\/p>\n Matheus Cunha was voted as the man of the match<\/a>, in a poll via United In Focus readers, edging out competition from Bruno Fernandes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Matheus Cunha wins Manchester United\u2019s man of the match vote \ud83d\udd25 <\/p>\n What made Matheus Cunha man of the match?\ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n Matheus Cunha\u2019s post-game message<\/p>\n Matheus Cunha<\/a> posted a message to his Instagram<\/a> feed in the wake of the dramatic eight-goal thriller at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n Cunha\u2019s message was for the fans, writing: \u201cWe wanted more, you deserved more.\u201d<\/p>\n The Brazilian scored Manchester United\u2019s fourth goal<\/a> in the draw, the one that put the Red Devils 4-3 up.<\/p>\n It was a fantastic moment, just Cunha\u2019s second goal at the club, and his first at the Stretford End.<\/p>\n Bournemouth went on to equalise five minutes later to make the score 4-4. Both teams were desperate to find a winner, and while there was substantial stoppage time played, a draw was probably a fair result.<\/p>\n Despite this, Cunha\u2019s message reflected how the Manchester United players felt about the dramatic game.<\/p>\n This was a winnable match, one that the team really should have closed out, after leading three times.<\/p>\n Matheus Cunha deserved to be on the winning team vs Bournemouth <\/p>\n Was that Matheus Cunha’s best performance for Man Utd?<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n Cunha must build on encouraging display<\/p>\n Matheus Cunha\u2019s performance<\/a> was his best all-round display since joining the club, and he was really unlucky not to register an assist in addition to his goal.<\/p>\n Cunha did provide an assist in the win over his former club Wolves, and he is coming into form at a time where United need him to.<\/p>\n Benjamin Sesko\u2019s return will be helpful too, but all eyes will be on Cunha in United\u2019s attack, with Bryan Mbeumo and Amad set to be absent at the AFCON<\/a>.<\/p>\n A really tough game awaits against a more defensively resilient Aston Villa, and an away win would be a huge statement.<\/p>\n Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n ![\"UIF](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UIF-23-819x1024.png\")
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