New-look Man United squad continued their US preseason tour with a dominant victory in opposition to Bournemouth in Chicago.
Manchester United made it two wins out of two with a 4-1 victory over Bournemouth within the Premier League Summer time Sequence preseason match in Chicago.
Targets from Rasmus Hojlund, Patrick Dorgu, Amad Diallo and teenager Ethan Williams sealed an encouraging end result for Ruben Amorim’s facet at a wet, windswept Soldier Area on Wednesday evening.
United, who had opened their tour with a 2-1 victory over West Ham on Saturday, had been at all times in management in opposition to the Cherries, taking the lead after simply eight minutes by Hojlund.
Dorgu curled in an inviting cross from the left flank and Denmark worldwide teammate Hojlund timed his run and leap to perfection to look a header previous Bournemouth goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic.
Dorgu then doubled United’s lead within the twenty fifth minute, latching on to a intelligent, lofted fast free kick from Mason Mount, muscling his method into the realm and sliding a cool end beneath the advancing Petrovic.
Diallo bundled in United’s third within the 53rd minute earlier than Amorim made 9 adjustments with 20 minutes to go.
Substitute Williams wanted simply two minutes to make an affect curling a low end into the underside nook to place United 4-0 up.
The one blemish on United’s efficiency got here with an 88th-minute personal purpose from Matthijs de Ligt.
West Ham high Everton
In Wednesday’s different Premier League pleasant in Chicago, West Ham got here from behind to beat former supervisor David Moyes’s Everton 2-1.
Idrissa Gueye put Everton 1-0 up after 17 minutes earlier than West Ham recovered to equalise by Brazilian worldwide Lucas Paqueta simply earlier than half-time. Germany worldwide Niclas Fullkrug’s Sixty fourth-minute strike sealed the Hammers’ win.
The end result was one other disappointing preseason setback for Everton, who had been soundly crushed 3-0 by Bournemouth on Saturday.
“I’m not overly involved as a result of I don’t have the gamers which I would like and what I need,” Everton boss Moyes mentioned afterwards.
“We knew earlier than we got here (to the US) we had been going to be actually up in opposition to it. So, it was by no means going to be us coming right here and profitable.
“For the time being, we’re not able to carry out properly sufficient on this match, and we’re not prepared to start out the Premier League season.”
The four-team competitors concludes in Atlanta on Sunday, with United dealing with Everton and West Ham taking up Bournemouth.
