DANJUMA SETTLES A FEISTY BATTLE
A MASS brawl broke out deep into stoppage time at the Vitality Stadium.
Players and coaching staff were still pushing and shoving each other as the two teams disappeared down the tunnel after the final whistle.
Cherries midfielder Jack Wilshere was sent off on 99 minutes, just after Watford’s Joao Pedro had been dismissed for two bookings
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around 60 seconds apart, prompting tempers to boil over. Jonathan Woodgate, whose side earned their victory thanks to a second-half strike from Arnaut Danjuma (left), played down the incident.
He said: “OK, there’s a slight fracas but all your players are there sticking up for each other.”
OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER insists nobody hates losing at Manchester United more than he does.
Boss Solskjaer (left) made it clear he understands that failure at Old Trafford will bring him the sack as he prepares to face a man who knows all about the perils of football management.
Thomas Tuchel was out of work for just a month after being fired by Paris Saintgermain on Christmas Eve, then Roman Abramovich offered him the chance to succeed Frank Lampard as Chelsea boss.
Today’s meeting at Stamford Bridge is crucial for Tuchel and Solskjaer, who said: “You know if you are at Man United and you enjoy losing, you are at the wrong place. I don’t show my frustration maybe as much as Bruno (Fernandes) but I think maybe I am the worst loser.
“You probably haven’t seen it but some of the players have.”
The Norwegian added: “I don’t know Thomas personally but we managers live by results.”