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Manchester United 5-2 Bournemouth: Mason Greenwood hits a superb double as free scoring Champions League-chasing hosts are forced to battle for crucial win over Eddie Howe's plucky men

Manchester United were forced to battle hard against Bournemouth but eventually blew their opponents away with a five-goal salvo at Old Trafford in their chase for the Champions League.

Junior Stanislas fired the visitors into a shock lead at the near post, but United duly responded in style with Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial on target before half-time.

United were caught off guard in the first few minutes after the restart, with Joshua King netting from the penalty spot after a bizarre handball from Eric Bailly. But Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men brought an end to any nerves with Greenwood firing in his second and Bruno Fernandes also converting from a free-kick.