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'Not watching' - Manchester United fans fume over Erik ten Hag decision vs Bournemouth

Erik ten Hag has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's final Premier League away game of the season against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium this afternoon.

United, who beat the Cherries 3-0 in the reverse fixture back in January, will be looking to take another giant stride towards wrapping up a top four spot after last weekend's 2-0 win over Wolves. Anthony Martial and Alejandro Garnacho scored either side of the half-time interval to halt a two-game losing run.

It means Ten Hag will be determined to see another encouraging performance and victory from his side, as they aim to move one step closer towards securing Champions League qualification. The Dutchman, surprisingly, has opted to name the same XI that started against Julen Lopetegui's side last weekend.

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Marcus Rashford, despite recovering from the leg injury that ruled him out against Wolves, misses out once again, this time because of illness. Jadon Sancho, as a result, has retained his place on the left-wing with Garnacho named on the bench.

Meanwhile, the likes of Diogo Dalot, Scott McTominay, who is back from an injury lay-off, and Facundo Pellistri have also been named among the substitutes. However, Lisandro Martinez and Donny van de Beek remain long-term absentees.

Having made the decision to name the same side that was victorious against Wolves, Ten Hag will be hoping to see another victory as United aim to win their final away game of the campaign. It is the decision that sees Garnacho forced to start among the substitutes once again that has attracted the most attention from United's supporters in the immediate aftermath of the team news being confirmed.

Below, MEN Sport has taken a close look at what some of United's supporters have had to say in response to Ten Hag's decision to start the Argentine on the bench:

As you can see from the messages displayed in the tweets above, Ten Hag's decision to leave Garnacho on the bench has not gone down well. With Rashford unavailable, they were hopeful that the youngster would slot in and start on the left-wing.

United starting line-up: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Lindelof, Shaw; Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes; Antony, Martial, Sancho.

Substitutes: Butland, Dalot, Maguire, Malacia, McTominay, Fred, Pellistri, Garnacho, Weghorst.

Today's contest kicks-off at 3pm and you can follow all of the action on our live matchday blog, which you can access by clicking here.

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