Where does Old Trafford thriller rank among best Premier League games?

Where does Old Trafford thriller rank among best Premier League games?

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When it comes to the greatest Premier League game ever, where do you even start?

Manchester United and Bournemouth served up an eight-goal thriller on Monday, which former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher described as the “best game” so far this season in the English top flight.

Speaking on Sky Sports, Carragher said: “That’s what makes the Premier League the greatest product in the world.

“For the majority of that Manchester United were absolutely fantastic. Bournemouth were not at the races at all in the first half but they were fantastic in the second half. What a game. Brilliant.

“I think we have just seen the best game of the Premier League season so far.”

The Red Devils famously played out a 5-5 draw at West Brom in Sir Alex Ferguson’s final match in charge of the club in 2013.

And United’s 4-4 draw against the Cherries was the 17th time the scoreline has occurred in the Premier League era.

Liverpool 4-3 Newcastle (3 April 1996)

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Having blown a 10-point lead at the top of the table, Newcastle’s title hopes suffered a major blow as they lost a classic in stoppage time at Anfield despite having led twice.

Man City 3-2 QPR (13 May 2012)

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In an extraordinary conclusion to the 2011-12 campaign, Manchester City scored twice in stoppage time to beat Queens Park Rangers on the final day and win their first title in 44 years.

Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal (21 April 2009)

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Newcastle 4-4 Arsenal (5 February 2011)

Cheick Tiote celebrates after scoring a sensational late equaliser for Newcastle against Arsenal in 2011Getty Images

Arsenal were 4-0 up at and cruising at half-time as they looked to chase down league leaders Manchester United.

Newcastle 5-0 Man Utd (20 October 1996)

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Tottenham 3-5 Man Utd (29 September 2001)

David Beckham celebrates scoring Manchester United's fifth goal at Tottenham in 2001Getty Images

Manchester United staged a magnificent comeback from 3-0 down at the break to overwhelm Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

Man Utd 4-3 Man City (21 September 2009)

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Michael Owen’s winner deep into stoppage time gave Manchester United a dramatic victory in a classic derby at Old Trafford.

Leeds 4-3 Liverpool (4 November 2000)

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Liverpool had gone 2-0 up early on with goals from Sami Hyypia and Christian Ziege, but Mark Viduka scored either side of half-time to drag Leeds level.

Crystal Palace 3-3 Liverpool (5 May 2014)

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Title-chasing Liverpool had just lost to Chelsea at Anfield, but looked set to power themselves back into the race when they took a commanding 3-0 lead at Selhurst Park.

Arsenal 3-2 Man Utd (9 November 1997)

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A tight pitch, a packed Highbury and another compelling contest between two of English football’s heavyweights.

The Gunners went two goals up courtesy of Nicolas Anelka and Patrick Vieira only for the champions to draw level thanks to two Teddy Sheringham efforts.

Everton 3-2 Wimbledon (7 May 1994)

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Everton are one of only six sides that have never been relegated from the Premier League, but they were on the brink at 2-0 down to Wimbledon in the first 20 minutes of the final day of the 1993-94 season.

Arsenal 2-4 Man Utd (1 February 2005)

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Most people will remember this game because of the fiery exchange between captains Patrick Vieira and Roy Keane in the tunnel before the game, but the 90 minutes itself were just as thrilling.

Vieira opened the scoring for Arsenal before they were pegged back by an Ashley Cole own goal.

Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham (2 May 2016)

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A match that meant most for a side that wasn’t involved – the day that Leicester City were crowned champions will go down in footballing history.

Two first-half goals from Harry Kane and Heung-min Son gave Tottenham hope of chasing the Foxes down at the business end of the season.

Man Utd v Bournemouth (15 December 2025)

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Manchester United and Bournemouth played out the latest Premier League classic at Old Trafford.

The hosts led three times and thought they had won the game when they scored twice in 129 seconds to turn a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 advantage.

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