Why Alejandro Garnacho was substituted for Manchester United vs Bournemouth

Alejandro Garnacho made his 30th successive start for Man United at Bournemouth in the Premier League but was taken off at half-time.

Erik ten Hag confirmed Alejandro Garnacho's half-time substitution against Bournemouth was primarily tactical due to Manchester United's problems down their right-hand side.

United trailed Bournemouth 2-1 at the interval but conceded 12 attempts on goal as Milos Kerkez hit the crossbar and Justin Kluivert was denied a second goal shortly before half-time. Garnacho, 19, started his 30th successive United game at the Vitality Stadium but was replaced by Amad as Ten Hag sought to "repair" United's right-hand side. Both of Bournemouth's goals came from Dominic Solanke and Kluivert receiving the ball in the left-hand channel.

Harry Maguire consulted physio Richard Merron and doctor Jim Moxon during the first half but soldiered on to complete the full 90 minutes. Ten Hag also revealed Garnacho had not had a full week of training.

READ MORE: United player ratings vs Bournemouth

READ MORE: Fernandes uses angry exchanges with Onana and Ten Hag to help United in draw

"Harry Maguire had an issue first half and, luckily for us, he overcame and recovered from it," Ten Hag said. "You can see the second half he was up there and then he can express his leadership, he can express his defensive qualities and rest on the ball, we especially needed that in this back four.

"We lost some balls in areas we shouldn't lose them. If you see the first goal, the set-up was good but in that area you should neve lose the ball but it's still not a goal. On the right side defending we had some problems in the first half. At half-time, we repaired it.

"In the second half, Harry was better, we repaired it on the right side and we took more control of the game and if we would have been more calm and composed, we could have had a win.

"First half, they were better. They created chances but the good thing is we returned twice from losing positions. So this team, the spirit is good, the resilience is good, they showed some character.

"I think we had to repair over the right side. We didn't play well, the spaces were there. In possession, we had to bring a sub there.

"Garnacho was during the week not training. Only yesterday. We thought to bring some energy and bring some more quality, quality in the sense of cooperation and togetherness on that right-hand side."