Bruno Fernandes shocked everyone by admitting that some teammates believed Bournemouth, who are in the bottom half of the league, were “going to be easy” to beаt.

Nothing is ever “easy” in the Premier League, as Erik ten Hag’s team discovered the hard way on Saturday afternoon. United were riding high after a 2-1 victory over Chelsea last week, and their fans were hoping for another spectacular performance against the Cherries, who were in 16th place in the Premier League standings before the game.

Sadly, the visitors were embarrassed to lose 3-0, their eleventh loss of the season, with to goals from Dominik Solanke, Phillip Billing, and Marco Senesi.At halftime, the United team was booed out by the crowd, and if they had listened to Fernandes’ post-match confession, the reaction would have been even more harsh.

“We lacked many things and that’s why we didn’t get the result today,” Fernandes told the station after the match. This is what happens when you play аggressive, front-footing clubs like Bournemouth—they press you and make you think it’s going to be easy—because everything was lower than it had been in the previous game.

“Every single thing was falling short. Imagination, motion, and physical entry into the frame. We usually just bring one or two players on the field, but we scored more goals in our most recent game because more players got into the penalty area. It was underperforming today, as I mentioned before. We need to be more consistent, since that’s a major factor in football. Maintaining consistency from game to game is crucial, and we are falling short in that regard.Even on an individual basis, Fernandes was unimpressive. The Portugueseman was already ineffective offensively for United when he received a yellow card for arguing with referee Peter Bankes, who would have none of his foolishness. He will miss United’s next Sunday match at Anfield due to this, his fifth caution of the season.

Were you aware?With a six-game unbeaten streak in all competitions, Jurgen Klopp’s squad is riding high on form. They jumped to the top of the league after a stunning triumph over Crystal Palace, which was won in stoppage time by Harvey Elliott.