On Saturday, the team with the most titles in the history of English football suffered another humiliation losing to the small Bournemouth, a club that six years ago was about to disappear professionalism.
The problems begin to pile up, and fast, to the United manager Louis van Gaal in his second season in charge of the largest in England team.
United, depleted by injuries to several owners, allowed an Olympic goal two minutes in the 2-1 loss to Bournemouth, which knocked his second giant in row after beating champions Chelsea 1-0 last week.
Before this meeting, Manchester City was about to leave on the table points to Swansea, but Yaya Toure scored in injury time to give the team a 2-1 win of Manuel Pellegrini. The City climbed to the top of the standings with the same points as Leicester, but with better goal difference.
Bournemouth's first season in the top flight start having dyes fairytale. The team, based in a small coastal town, come to accomplish the most important in its 116-year history to win Chelsea. Now he has another milestone to celebrate.
"It's about having confidence, whether or not believe in the coach," said Van Gaal, who said Friday that United have to get used to is no longer a giant of Europe after the elimination of Champions.
Against 11,500 fans in Vitality, the smallest stadium in the Premier League, Bournemouth went ahead with an Olympic goal of Junior Stanislas. Marouane Fellaini tied at 24, and Joshua King scored the final of the hosts in the 54th, after another move that started in a corner.
"We are a fantastic week," said the helmsman of Bournemouth, Eddie Howe. For this same date six years ago, Bournemouth Morecambe lost 5-0 in a duel in the fourth division, and was in danger of passing the semi categories.
Despite all its problems, United are just three points behind City, not yet finished foothold in the tip.
Toure firing came after departing arc in Kelechi Iheanacho, and granted the three units at a City that left many doubts in their stadium Etihad. Bafetimbi Gomis had equalized for Swansea at 90.
"Actually we did not play well," Pellegrini said.
Wilfried Bony opened the scoring for City in the 26th with a header against his former team.
In other matches, Crystal Palace won 1-0 at Southampton, Norwich drew 1-1 with Everton, Watford won 1-0 at Sunderland and West Ham's goalless draw with Stoke.
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