Victor Lindelof saluted centre-back partner Harry Maguire after the duo helped Manchester United tighten their grip on a top-four berth with a comfortable 3-0 win over Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening.
United registered their sixth successive win in all competitions thanks to goals either side of the half-time interval from Casemiro, Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford. The win kept the Reds in fourth-place, but only behind third-placed Newcastle United on goal difference, following their goalless draw with Arsenal.
The victory also marked the Reds' third successive clean sheet in the Premier League and a fourth in a row in all competitions since the season restarted after the World Cup. Lindelof and Maguire were surprise inclusions in the heart of the back-four after manager Erik ten Hag made the decision to drop Raphael Varane to the bench and move Shaw back into his natural left-back berth.
