Manchester united travel to the vitality stadium,for a crunch lunchtime fixture on match day 11 in the English premier league, the cherries are in highflying form this season and sit above united on the league table,a hunt for European football could possibly be on the cards for them season, Manchester united have managed to pick up a string of good results in recents with encouraging and fighting performances,and the red devils know a victory is the only way to continue that run,but this encounter could come as an acid test to what the club hopes to achieve in the long run this season,below are a few major pre-match talking points concerning this encounter

1. Can United's defence contain a red hot callum Wilson ?

He's probably the most underatted striker in the premier league,but the English man is no underperforming striker,a fit and buoyant callum Wilson could give any premier league defence a run for their money,and Manchester united definitely wont want to pay any bills,when they come up against the bullish striker,he has started the season in fine form,with four goals in his last three games and would be hoping to extend that run in this encounter,containing the 26 year old would be very much vital to United's hopes of getting a victory out of this game.

2. How good a striker is Romelu lukaku ?

He's definitely the most criticised striker in the whole of england,but that's one of the perks of playing for Manchester,a lot of questions have been raised about the striker's ability to play for the club, with club legend Paul scholes already insinuating united can't win the title with a striker like lukaku,that was definitely a harsh one on the Belgian,but is lukaku good enough for the club, well let's see, he's a 'fox in the box' as he likes to call himself,but has seen his predatory abilities tamed by even the meanest defences in the league this season,pressure is building on him already and was relegated to the bench in the victory against Everton on Sunday,while all these criticisms are fair on him,one thing is for sure, it's either united don't know how to maximise the 25 year old's abilities or are completely oblivious to the potentials he has

3. Have united turned a new leaf or are they flattering to deceive ?

In as much as united have looked impressive in recent weeks,it is pertinent to note that they have been largely inconsistent this season,they basically take a step forward and then three backwards,so there is still the possibility of them switching off again, so let's have a transparent view over their recent form and see how clear it ,are they improving ? Well the answer is yes considering how bad they've been at times this season and in truth united have shown a fighting spirit reminiscent of the good 'ol days ,their approach has been more positive than pragmatic, but united tend to be a reaction team than an action team and in a game against a free scoring Bournemouth side, they sure have to be the one's doing the action

4. Are Bournemouth headed for the champions league ?

The premeir league this year,is shaping up into an exciting contest this year in contrast to the lacklustre one we saw last year,and Bournemouth are very much contributing their own quota,clubs are becoming more ambitious in recent times,but champions league football for the cherries wouldn't be too ambitious considering they sit just two points off the top four and in truth are a better premier league side this year,we can keep our fingers crossed and wait for their bubble to finally burst,but we however shouldn't forget how long we waited for Leicester's and Bournemouth here could just be borrowing a leaf or two out of the foxes fairytale book

5. Not this time Jose

This was probably what the FA were thinking when they deemed mourinho innocent of the recent charges against him,the Portuguese gaffer has often times been on the receiving end of such backlash from the FA having established an 'infamous' reputation for always getting into trouble with the football association and in truth,the united boss couldn't care less,but he now knows now more than ever that he couldn't afford to be careless with his united job reportedly on the line,but mourinho always springs surprises,so don't be if he comes up with another on-field incident in this game,but that would be one too many and could prove to be the final straw for United's Glazer family owners

In summary united know this is game they can't afford to drop points from,but Bournemouth could want to make a statement win,so this promises to be an exciting game.