Bournemouth boss wary of Manchester United’s attacking threat

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola is very aware of Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund after labelling the Dane “very, very dangerous” ahead of Saturday’s Premier League meeting between the two sides.

The Cherries welcome United to the Vitality Stadium this evening as they look to continue their good form towards the end of the season.

Iraola has already experienced a win over United this season, with Bournemouth winning 3-0 at Old Trafford in December. The Reds will need to be more mentally prepared for this weekend and we know Bournemouth will take advantage of any sloppy play on our part. It’s no secret that you will get punished for making mistakes in the Premier League.

When the two teams met in December, however, Hojlund was yet to score his first Premier League goal. He then went on a run of scoring in five consecutive league matches.

As things stand, across all competitions, Hojlund now has 13 strikes from 34 games in his debut season in England.

Iraola said (via Bournemouth Echo): “He is very, very dangerous. I think he’s a number nine who plays very well facing his goal because he’s physical enough to pin the centre backs and then set up the teammates.

“He is very good also because he’s very fast attacking the spaces.

“(He has a) very good strike, very good left foot.

“But they have all the forwards are really good because (Alejandro) Garnacho is making the difference almost every game.

“Whoever they decide to play the other side, Bruno (Fernandes), I think, will have difficult duels.

“But we’ve shown that we’ve done it in other games and I hope we are ready to do it again.”