The Premier League Summer Series is up and running and Manchester United are preparing to take on Bournemouth at Soldier Field in Chicago in the early hours of Thursday UK time.
To kick off this mini pre-season tournament in the USA, the Red Devils edged past West Ham 2-1, while Bournemouth managed to ease past Everton with a 3-0 victory.
Ruben Amorim will enter the new Premier League season under immediate and significant pressure to deliver results at United, and he could do with some improved performances sooner rather than later.
The Sporting News takes you through a preview of United's clash with the Cherries and all the latest betting advice.
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Manchester United vs. Bournemouth pre-season friendly prediction
So far in pre-season, United have managed a win and a draw. They played out a goalless draw against Leeds United in Solna in Sweden, before that defeat of Graham Potter’s West Ham to kick off this tournament.
Bournemouth, on the other hand, started their 2025/26 preparations with a hard-fought 2-1 defeat of Scottish Premiership outfit Hibernian at their training ground before their comfortable victory over Everton.
The last 12 months have seen Bournemouth surpass United in pure footballing terms on the field, and backing them to win this pre-season clash is priced up at 2/1 with Sky Bet, with a draw at 11/5 and United favourites at 19/20.
The Sporting News' Score Prediction: Manchester United 0-2 Bournemouth
- Man Utd are rated as a 51.3% chance to beat Bournemouth inside 90 minutes by Sky Bet for this pre-season friendly.
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Manchester United vs. Bournemouth predicted lineups
- Man United predicted lineup (3-4-2-1, right to left): Bayindir (GK) — Yoro, Maguire, Heaven — Dalot, Mainoo, Ugarte, Shaw — Fernandes, Cunha — Hojlund
Injured: Martinez, Onana, Mazraoui (doubt), Zirkzee (doubt)
Suspended: None
- Bournemouth predicted lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Petrovic (GK) — Araujo, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Truffert — Billing, Scott, Brooks — Semenyo, Evanilson, Ouattara
Injured: None
Suspended: None
Manchester United vs. Bournemouth latest odds, correct score betting
Given it's still pre-season, Bournemouth are unlikely to play with their similar level of elite intensity, but they still produced enough to eventually dismantle Everton, as they have done against United on a couple of occasions at Old Trafford in recent seasons.
Our predicted score of a 2-0 Bournemouth victory comes in at 16/1 with Sky Bet, but here is a look at some of the other scorelines and odds with the leading bookmakers.
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Manchester United vs. Bournemouth team news
- Ruben Amorim has managed to find some patterns of play this pre-season, with the additions of Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo only likely to help that as they continue to be integrated into the side.
- The Red Devils do still have a few injury issues to deal with for the time being as Andre Onana and Lisandro Martinez remain sidelined, with Joshua Zirkzee still a doubt.
- Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been dealing with a frustrating summer that has seen the sales of Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez, but they have been able to bring in Djordje Petrovic from Chelsea to replace Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Manchester United vs. Bournemouth Bet Builder tips
Our bet builder for this game is for Bournemouth to win by exactly one goal, Both Teams To Score and Dango Ouattara to have over 2 shots (9.12/1, SkyBet).
Bournemouth already have an excellent understanding of their style of play and coming up against a United side who look a little behind in terms of their pre-season preparations, we fancy this one to be open and feature goals at both ends.
Bournemouth's injury crisis up-front last season allowed Burkina Faso international Ouattara to come into his own and backing him to follow up his goal against Everton with at least two shots here seems a good value bet.
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Manchester United vs. Bournemouth head-to-head
The first meeting between these two sides came in the FA Cup in January 1949, with United hammering Bournemouth 6-0, which began a run of three successive victories against the Cherries.
Bournemouth are now unbeaten in their last four matches against United, though the Red Devils have still managed 14 victories in their 24 meetings, with five draws and five Bournemouth wins.
How to watch Manchester United vs. Bournemouth: Live stream, TV channel
- Date: Thursday, July 31
- Venue: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Time: 2:30 a.m. BST
- TV/Stream: Sky Sports