{"id":322954,"date":"2025-12-18T15:06:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/322954\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:06:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:06:14","slug":"antoine-semenyo-did-something-quite-interesting-before-bournemouth-played-man-utd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/322954\/","title":{"rendered":"Antoine Semenyo did something quite interesting before Bournemouth played Man Utd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Antoine Semenyo impressed during his audition against Manchester United on Monday night when the Bournemouth star invited friends to attend an eight-goal thriller at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/five-things-learned-as-manchester-united-draw-4-4-against-bournemouth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United drew 4-4 with Bournemouth<\/a> on Monday night after throwing away the lead three times. It was a chaotic night at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/old-trafford\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Old Trafford<\/a>, which included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/bournemouth-trio-face-auditions-against-man-utd-ahead-of-january-transfer-window\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">three auditions for Bournemouth players<\/a> who have been linked with a move up north since the beginning of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Semenyo was impressive as he scored Bournemouth\u2019s first equaliser of the night. The Ghana international struggled to get the better of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/leny-yoro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leny Yoro<\/a> before switching to the opposite flank, where he took advantage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/luke-shaw\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Shaw\u2019s<\/a> defending.<\/p>\n<p> Should Man Utd pay Antoine Semenyo\u2019s \u00a365m release clause in January? <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams was forced off with an injury early on, so he didn\u2019t get to make an impression on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/ruben-amorim\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruben Amorim<\/a> \u2014 like Alex Scott, who only came on for five minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/amad-diallo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amad Diallo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/casemiro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Casemiro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/bruno-fernandes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bruno Fernandes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/matheus-cunha\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matheus Cunha<\/a> all got on the scoresheet for United, but four goals were not enough to clinch three points against Andoni Iraola\u2019s side. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2252084818-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"Antoine Semenyo scoring a goal against Manchester United\" class=\"wp-image-317313\" \/>Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty ImagesAntoine Semenyo gifted tickets to friends for Man Utd trip<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/man-utd-transfer-latest-over-antoine-semenyo-after-eye-catching-old-trafford-audition\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United remain interested in Semenyo<\/a> following his performance at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/old-trafford\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Old Trafford<\/a> on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Bournemouth talisman has been one of the best players in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/premier-league\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premier League<\/a> this season, which has led to interest from other clubs such as Man City and Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/key-detail-in-antoine-semenyo-release-clause-amid-man-utd-interest-jason-wilcox-must-be-ready\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Semenyo\u2019s \u00a365 million release clause<\/a> becomes active in January. That means Bournemouth potentially face a fight to keep the Ghana international when the winter transfer window opens.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/fofS9YKJ9eU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Daily Mail<\/a> reporter Lewis Steele, Semenyo gifted tickets to friends for Bournemouth\u2019s trip to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are so many teams in for him, we don\u2019t know where his allegiances lie,\u201d Steele said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that on Monday night at Old Trafford he gave tickets to a few old friends, football friends from his former clubs. Is there anything to read into the fact that he gave them tickets to Old Trafford?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure, maybe? But maybe we\u2019re reading too much into it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>          United face three away games in the next five over Christmas and the New Year <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">How many wins will we get from these matches?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fixtures-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Fixtures - 18\/12\" class=\"wp-image-317283\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an interesting anecdote, but the reporter is wary of reading too much into it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/manchester-united-fans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United fans<\/a> will hope that it means Semenyo has a preference to play for United over other clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Who does Antoine Semenyo support?<\/p>\n<p>Semenyo is a lifelong Arsenal fan.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5852874\/2024\/10\/19\/bournemouth-antoine-semenyo-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Athletic<\/a> last year, Semenyo confirmed his allegiance to Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am an Arsenal fan,\u201d Semenyo said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t conflict the two with my job. It is great to play against Arsenal, a team I have watched all my life and I want to play for the top clubs as well. In order for that to happen I need to prove it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Antoine Semenyo impressed during his audition against Manchester United on Monday night when the Bournemouth star invited friends&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":322955,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[38703,218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-322954","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-antoine-semenyo","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}