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Manchester Evening News
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George Smith

Manchester United must preserve 31-year record to avoid unwanted Liverpool FC situation

Manchester United will be looking to take another giant stride towards Champions League qualification when they travel to the Vitality Stadium to face Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.

Following back-to-back defeats, United, who defeated the Cherries 3-0 at OId Trafford back in January, got themselves back on track with a routine 2-0 win over Wolves last weekend. Goals either side of half-time from Anthony Martial and Alejandro Garnacho sealed a much-needed win for Erik ten Hag's side, who are now, at the time of writing, level on points with third-placed Newcastle United.

However, the four-point cushion that they had opened up on fifth-placed Liverpool was reduced back to one just over 48 hours later. The Merseysiders made light work of relegation-threatened Leicester City on Monday night, winning 3-0 at the King Power Stadium to move back to within touching distance of Ten Hag's troops.

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