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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.

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  1. Captain Vantastic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Has Mourinho lost his touch?

    1. Worzel Gummidge
      9 years, 11 months ago

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

    2. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Nothing hundreds of millions of pounds can't fix

    3. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Did you ever watch Chelsea

    4. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

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

    5. NissA
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

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

    6. Melvin Udall
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      F me. Give the geezer a few games. Lol

  2. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Why do I have four players in this game

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      😆

      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Actually one is on the bench

    2. Eden Azzzar
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

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

      1. Eden Azzzar
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Gradel then

        1. Give The Todd Some Love
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 11 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
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    This is a woeful game

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Most PL game are

    2. Dragon Arcana
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Sums up the new season so far

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

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

        1. Puntillimon
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 11 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
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Agreed

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

    Boruc bossing the box at corners

  5. Alexkj
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 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, 11 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, 11 months ago

      Keeper

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Both shiite

    3. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      First man

    4. Eden Azzzar
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Keeper

  7. The Truth Is...
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Best 4.5m keeper long term?

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

      Foster

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

      Foster

    3. Helder's Left Foot
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Foster for me.

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

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

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

      it's nothing on Fellaini's ultra bun

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

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

  9. Goodricke
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

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

  10. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    You got to love football fans

    Showing Rooney some love 🙂

  11. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

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

  12. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

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

    1. The Royal Robin
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Why would they even chant that?

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Because that's what they do.

    2. Eden Azzzar
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      What's that about?

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Yeh, fill us in.

      2. Syd.
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Hillsborough

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

      Why

    4. Trovsmash
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      why ae they doing that?

    5. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Wow.

    6. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Why?

    7. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Disgusting Mancs

  13. andy85wsm
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

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

    1. Eden Azzzar
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Sunderland could win it with that much

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

      Not looking good so far is it

    3. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

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

    4. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I feel the same about my fpl chances.

  14. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

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

    1. Eden Azzzar
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I me thrilled

    2. Mull
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 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.

  15. odannyboys
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 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, 11 months ago

      Top comment.

  16. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 11 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.

  17. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 11 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
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 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, 11 months ago

      Just wait till CR7 returns.

      Written in the stars.

  18. Oooof
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Luton vs Villa was better than this

  19. ihateramsey2
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    So who doubled on United attack?

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Me. Zlatan and Valencia 😉

  20. djenzio
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Zlatan pushing in the box

  21. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Hazard not in todays line up

    1. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Never gets old.

    2. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Why is Diomande 3rd on my bench

    3. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Capoue if true 😉

      1. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Never mind you caught a Carp...

    4. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Hazard plays for Chelsea...

    5. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Arsene hasn't bought him?

  22. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Mata goal of the season

  23. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Balls.

  24. Eden Azzzar
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Mats!!!

  25. BRONALDINHO
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    wow, Mata

  26. Jay_
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Mata G
    Unassisted

  27. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    What the actual crap Mata!

    PASS TO IBRA

  28. arthadox
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    boring mata goal.

  29. Oooof
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Terrible mistake

  30. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

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