Twitter Reacts as Bournemouth Defeat Manchester United 2-1 in Premier League

It was fair to say both clubs' fans came into Manchester United's trip to play Bournemouth with differing emotions.

The Cherries were coming off their historic victory at Stamford Bridge a week earlier, while Manchester United had responded to criticism about their goalscoring by managing to find the net twice in midweek, albeit being eliminated from the Champions League in the process.

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Manchester United's last 6 PL results... 0-0 0-0 2-0 2-1 1-1 0-0 https://t.co/rnfbMkWQlx

— BreatheSport (@BreatheSport) December 12, 2015"

The Red Devils were there for the taking, perhaps.

It seemed so when Junior Stanislas scored in the second minute directly from a corner.

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Bournemouth have taken the lead after just 3 minutes... https://t.co/IrOzaCufZe

— BreatheSport (@BreatheSport) December 12, 2015"

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Bournemouth 1 Manchester United 0 pic.twitter.com/CJEjbfcmiG

— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) December 12, 2015"

United fans found themselves in the unusual position of having to criticise one of their few consistent performers this term:

And the internet was not kind to them:

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Bournemouth 1-0 Man United after 2 minutes. https://t.co/QYRf6WYCBO

— Football Vines (@FootballVines) December 12, 2015"

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ManUtd fans right now.. pic.twitter.com/GRz1m44OUR

— 8 Troll Football (@8TrollFootball) December 12, 2015"

To their credit, they were level before half-time, after Marouane Fellaini bundled the ball across the line to put Louis van Gaal's side on terms again.

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Manchester United fans drawing this on walls right now. pic.twitter.com/UvyXWO0bFc

— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) December 12, 2015"

Ten minutes into the second half, the home side found themselves in front again when Josh King stabbed home to the delight of the home supporters.

It was painful viewing for the visitors, whose injury-depleted back four were struggling.

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Manchester United have conceded 4 goals from set pieces in their last 2 games. pic.twitter.com/EI0YKhsue6

— BreatheSport (@BreatheSport) December 12, 2015"

If United fans thought they could switch over to another channel to avoid the pain, they were mistaken...

...so instead they just started hurling abuse at the manager:

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Money spent during the 2015/16 transfer window. Eddie Howe £15.5m Louis Van Gaal £106m #mufc pic.twitter.com/zyBwbQALfh

— Manchester Utd Stats (@UtdNumbers) December 12, 2015"

Let's check in on Chicharito, shall we?

Van Gaal's side looked bereft of ideas as the game wore on, and Bournemouth could have added to the lead before full-time.

In the end, they held on to win 2-1 and pick up a vital three points that moves them—provisionally, at least—above Chelsea on the league table.

For Manchester United, who remain at least three points from the summit, it's not looking so pretty.

[Twitter]