Manchester United suffered a humiliating 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth, while Chelsea missed the chance to close gap with Premier League leader Liverpool after a 0-0 draw at Everton last night.

United boss RUBEN AMORIM, who once again left MARCUS RASHFORD out of his squad, faces a miserable Christmas following the worst result of his brief tenure.

Languishing in 13th place, United have endured four defeats in nine matches across all competitions since AMORIM arrived from Sporting Lisbon in November to replace the sacked ERIK TEN HAG.

Meanwhile as second-placed Chelsea missed the opportunity to close gap after a goalless draw at Everton, Liverpool went four points clear at the top of the Premier League as they handed out a merciless 6-3 thrashing to Tottenham Hotspur in front of their own fans.

ARNE SLOT’s pacesetters were simply irresistible as every frailty in an injury-hit Spurs team was ruthlessly exposed.