Bournemouth, nicknamed "The Cherries," managed a 4-4 draw against Manchester United in the 16th round of the 2025/26 Premier League season, thanks to goals from Semenho, Evanilson, Taffoni, and Krupi in a tight match. Andoni Iraola stated that he found it difficult to explain the emotional fluctuations during the game, but remained satisfied with the team's overall performance.

In the 13th minute, Diallo headed in from close range, giving Manchester United a 1-0 lead. In the 40th minute, Semenho received a pass from Adam Smith and fired a low shot into the net, leveling the score at 1-1 for Bournemouth.

In first-half stoppage time, Bruno Fernandes assisted Casemiro's goal from a corner kick, putting Manchester United ahead 2-1 against Bournemouth. At the start of the second half, Taffy's cross found Evanilson, who slotted home to level the score at 2-2 for Bournemouth.

In the 52nd minute, Taffonier scored from a free kick, giving Bournemouth a 3-2 lead over Manchester United. In the 77th minute, Bruno Fernandes also scored from a free kick, leveling the score at 3-3 for Manchester United.

In the 79th minute, Cunha gained possession in the penalty area and scored with a low shot, putting Manchester United ahead 4-3 again. In the 84th minute, Krupi received the ball and slotted it past the defender to score, leveling the score at 4-4 for Bournemouth.

Ultimately, Bournemouth and Manchester United drew 4-4 at Old Trafford.

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola said, "It's really hard to explain, really hard. Even in stoppage time, there are moments when you want the game to end quickly because a point like that is acceptable. But then in the next ten seconds you want to wait a little longer because we are really close to scoring, the momentum is on our side. But then when we concede a goal, at that moment you feel that maybe it would be better if the game ended."

“Usually, people don’t like a 4-4 result, and the coach doesn’t like it either, because it involves too many mistakes. For us, it’s a point, which isn’t much, but we enjoyed the game, and we came back from behind.”

Furthermore, Andoni Iraola stated, "From a footballing perspective, I think Manchester United clearly played better than us for the first 20 minutes until we caught up with them in terms of tempo. We adjusted Alex Jimenez's position to better control Diallo and Mbourneau. From then on, I'm quite satisfied with the overall performance."

"Regarding the mistakes, especially the second goal conceded, we were playing better at that point and could have finished the first half strongly with the score at 1-1, but we conceded a very careless corner kick. However, overall, apart from the fact that the opponents played better in the first 20 minutes, I am still satisfied with the team's performance."