On the other hand, Bournemouth make the trip to the Etihad Stadium having suffered three successive defeats, but the Cherries still remain in eighth place in the table.
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has hailed Alex Iwobi for the part he played in the winning goal scored by Arsenal in their hard fought 2-1 win against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Cherries have made a fine start to the season to sit in sixth place, two places and three points better off than Jose Mourinho’s struggling United side.
United will travel to Bournemouth on Saturday, nine points behind table-toppers Manchester City and Liverpool and five points off the final Champions League qualifying spot occupied by Arsenal.
Manchester City have reportedly entered the race for Bournemouth star Nathan Ake, who has also attracted the attention of Manchester United.
Sixth-placed Bournemouth, whose three wins in five games had helped give them 10 points start to the campaign, had the majority of possession but were finished off after the break
The Cherries were unbeaten in six top-flight meetings against the Foxes heading into the game and Ryan Fraser’s brace, Joshua King’s penalty and Adam Smith’s low finish saw Eddie Howe’s side build a seemingly insurmountable lead.
Bournemouth held their own during the opening three quarters of the match in West London, but clinical strikes from two of Chelsea’s flair players made the difference
The Blues have yet to drop a point under new manager Maurizio Sarri, but their opponents are also in good form after making an unbeaten start to the campaign and have a good recent record at this ground
Bournemouth narrowly lost their home league match against Chelsea as well as a League Cup encounter between the two sides but secured a shock 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge in January.
Centre-back Keane was injured in a clash of heads with teammate Idrissa Gueye as both players jumped to clear the ball late in the game.
Bournemouth and Everton both had a player sent off in their pulsating 2-2 draw at the Vitality Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday.
Bournemouth beat promoted Cardiff City 2-0 in their season opener and followed it up with a 2-1 win at West Ham United last weekend to maintain their perfect record.
The Red Devils are now four points clear of Liverpool in second place with four games left to play, and head into their FA Cup semi-final with Tottenham Hotspur with a little momentum back on their side
Liverpool’s front three were on the scoresheet, with Salah becoming just the eight player – and the first African – to reach such a landmark in the Premier League era
Liverpool return to Premier League action after recording a memorable 5-1 aggregate win over Manchester City in the Champions League, which has seen Jurgen Klopp’s charges march into the semi-finals of the competition
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The defending champions have endured a turbulent period on the pitch, losing 4-1 at Watford on Monday, five days after a 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth.
The defeat comes just five days after a 3-0 home humiliation to Bournemouth which saw the Blues boss face increased questions about his job security
In an annual report published on Tuesday, UEFA, in the European Club Football Landscape report, said revenues among Europe’s 700-odd top-flight clubs totalled 18.5 billion euros (£16.5 billion) for 2016