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14 August 2016 2166 comments
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Jose Mourinho returns to the Premier League with a sun soaked Vitality Stadium providing the backdrop.

AFC Bournemouth host Mourinho and his Manchester United charges in today’s early kick-off, with Eddie Howe’s men attempting to follow Hull City’s lead and rip up the script.

Certainly today’s meeting will provide a stern test of Mourinho’s work over the summer – a tight pitch, a tight ground and a home side bristling with pace via Josh King, Callum Wilson and new signing Jordan Ibe.

But United have Zlatan Ibrahimovic; the Swede heads into the match having been handed the armband by 21% of Fantasy Premier League managers. It remains to be seen if he can keep pace with Sergio Aguero who was backed by 34% and rewarded them with a 9-point return in the day one win over Sunderland.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Has Mourinho lost his touch?

    1. Worzel Gummidge
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Well he has spent millions on players yet again. Just waiting for the winning to happen. Could be a while

      • Sánchez
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Nothing hundreds of millions of pounds can't fix

      • kalmoffit
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Did you ever watch Chelsea

      • ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        It's a slight improvement on LVG. GK was the best player then, now it's the defenders 😉

      • NissA
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        We're just 40 minutes in, it's a bit early to say that.

      • Melvin Udall
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        F me. Give the geezer a few games. Lol

    2. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Why do I have four players in this game

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        😆

        1. Give The Todd Some Love
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Actually one is on the bench

      2. Eden Azzzar
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I'm guessing shaw/Valencia ddg Ibra and Wilson?

        1. Eden Azzzar
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Gradel then

          1. Give The Todd Some Love
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Martial, Shaw, Gradel and Wilson

            Didn't even realise I had two Bournemouth until just now

    3. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      This is a woeful game

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Most PL game are

      2. Dragon Arcana
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Sums up the new season so far

      3. djenzio
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        is it? or are you a Utd fan?

        I'm enjoying it. Bourn playing some nice footie

        1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          No Utd support here. It's poor quality with hardly any decent shots on target

          1. Puntillimon
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Wait a bit longer, I'm expecting pool and gunners to be a cracker. High paced poor defence kinda game lol

            1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              Agreed

    4. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Boruc bossing the box at corners

    5. Alexkj
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Martial looks the best pick of this united bunch so far. Valencia very OOP, Shaw doesn't look like a football player, Bailly looks like a good defender.

    6. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      What's more frustrating, a corner hitting the first man or being easily caught by the keeper?

      1. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Keeper

      2. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Both shiite

      3. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        First man

      4. Eden Azzzar
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Keeper

    7. The Truth Is...
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Best 4.5m keeper long term?

        1. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Foster

        2. djenzio
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Foster

        3. Helder's Left Foot
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Foster for me.

      • Costa Nostra
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Aguero would have at least 3-4 big chances already....at least this Zlatan guy has a man bun??

        1. djenzio
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          it's nothing on Fellaini's ultra bun

        2. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          You can tell he's 34, lets just say that

      • Goodricke
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        If Zlatan ran rather than jogged, he might do something!

      • Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        You got to love football fans

        Showing Rooney some love 🙂

      • Give The Todd Some Love
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Why have Bournemouth signed another two good LBs, only to continue playing the same guy from last season?

      • Davido989
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Singing "murderers" to Jordon Ibe. What an unclassy bunch

        1. The Royal Robin
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Why would they even chant that?

          1. Davido989
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Because that's what they do.

        2. Eden Azzzar
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          What's that about?

          1. Andy_Social
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Yeh, fill us in.

          2. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Hillsborough

        3. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Why

        4. Trovsmash
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          why ae they doing that?

        5. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Wow.

        6. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Why?

        7. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Disgusting Mancs

      • andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Another 150-200m and I reckon Mourinho might be able to challenge for the title

        1. Eden Azzzar
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Sunderland could win it with that much

        2. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Not looking good so far is it

        3. Andy_Social
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          i.e. Mhkiy and Pogback - they'll be the difference.

        4. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I feel the same about my fpl chances.

      • internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Epl the most entertaining league in the world......

        1. Eden Azzzar
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I me thrilled

        2. Mull
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          These games happen all over Europe. When we watch other countries is almost always their best teams and not two bottom half sides like it is today.

      • odannyboys
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I think everyone forgot that Mourinho sets up his teams in a similar way to LVG. Don't expect fireworks.

        1. Melvin Udall
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Top comment.

      • Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I know it's unlikely but Gradel staying on the bench would be great.

        Capoue first sub.

        Any reason he's benched? Even against a big team I wouldn't have expected negative tactics from Bournemouth.

      • Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        If you told someone at the end of last season that you could pay up to 11.5m for a Utd attacker player this season you would have been laughed at

        1. Mull
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I'd have laughed If you told me I'd be this nervous about him as well.

        2. willl
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Just wait till CR7 returns.

          Written in the stars.

      • Oooof
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Luton vs Villa was better than this

      • ihateramsey2
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        So who doubled on United attack?

        1. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Me. Zlatan and Valencia 😉

      • djenzio
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Zlatan pushing in the box

      • internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Hazard not in todays line up

        1. Wirtzle Gummidge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Never gets old.

        2. Give The Todd Some Love
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Why is Diomande 3rd on my bench

        3. Bøwstring The Carp
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Capoue if true 😉

          1. Bøwstring The Carp
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Never mind you caught a Carp...

        4. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Hazard plays for Chelsea...

        5. Andy_Social
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Arsene hasn't bought him?

      • Give The Todd Some Love
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Mata goal of the season

      • Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Balls.

      • Eden Azzzar
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Mats!!!

      • BRONALDINHO
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        wow, Mata

      • Jay_
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Mata G
          Unassisted

        • Ginkapo FPL
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          What the actual crap Mata!

          PASS TO IBRA

        • arthadox
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          boring mata goal.

        • Oooof
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Terrible mistake

        • Ady87
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Maya's goal per minute for United must be ridiculous!