Manchester United defender Eric Bailly absolutely wipes Joshua King out of it with a high reckless challenge but the whistle had already gone so he escaped punishment.

Now Antonio Valencia pings in a cross which Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries to get his head onto but he jumped all over a defender in the process so concedes a free-kick.

Bournemouth defender Simon Francis is now down injured after a clash of heads with the big Swede, who is getting treatment himself.

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Droll, very droll.

Kit Beaupre: Maybe Mata started just so Mourinho can substitute him after 20mins #bbcfootball, external

Shaun Tiller: Is this is what greatness looks like? Manchester Utd parking the bus against Bournemouth

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Steve Claridge
BBC Radio 5 live at Vitality Stadium

It's been a cagey start by both teams. Both sides are intent on stopping the other from playing. There's an awful lot happening in midfield but also a lot of balls have been given away because it's incredibly tight.

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Running out of things to say?

Anthony Martial breaks at pace for Manchester United and finds Wayne Rooney, who slows play right down. 

Bournemouth clear the ball. 

it's been a quiet start.

Luke Shaw almost gets Manchester United in trouble. Charlie Daniels plays a high cross, which Shaw tries to control but his touch is heavy and he lets Callum Wilson in, although the Cherries striker cannot take advantage. 

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Bournemouth midfielder Andrew Surman - making his 80th consecutive league appearance - tries a crossfield pass to £15m debutant Jordon Ibe, but the ex-Liverpool winger can't keep it in play.

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Nothing really to report in the opening two minutes, both sides getting a spell of possession. 

Manchester United get us under way.

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Bournemouth doing a pre-match huddle before we get going. 

All the players are out on the pitch now at the Vitality Stadium (nee Dean Court). Almost time to go.

Cheeky from Bournemouth fans after their final game of last season at Manchester United was postponed after a dummy bomb used in a security exercise was left in a toilet.

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Manchester United's players - wearing white - are in the tunnel, someone grabs a selfie with manager Jose Mourinho. No sign of Bournemouth yet.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho on picking Juan Mata, speaking to Sky Sports: "One thing is the stories people write and another thing is the reality. Juan is a good player, an experienced Premier League player and I trust him every time he plays. I know what he can give me and what he cannot give me. He has a lot to give."

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Mark Hainsworth: Best summer deal is Bradford City getting Josh Cullen on loan from West Ham. Playing against Juventus one week and Peterborough the next! 

Aidan Moorhouse: Tommy Elphick going to Villa is a pretty underrated transfer. We've needed a leader ever since Ron Vlaar left and now we've got one. 

Aaron Trowse: N'Golo Kante. The best form midfielder in Europe not to mention the closest to Claude Makelele the Premier League has seen since the man himself.

Simon Stone
BBC Sport at Vitality Stadium

Twenty minutes before kick-off, the teams were on the pitch, as were the coaches - but where were the managers?

Neither Eddie Howe nor Jose Mourinho were in sight as their players went through their paces.

And they get how much?

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Jonathan Pearce
Match of the Day commentator

Roll up! Roll up! The Greatest Show on Earth is here for an end-of-the-pier summertime special!

World-famous ringmaster Jose! Dramatics guaranteed.

Zlatan the Great starts his trek for a seventh successive debut season title across five countries.

Jose must make do without the world's most expensive player and says his players are 'undercooked'. Bournemouth's Callum Wilson, fit and almost like a new signing, can certainly feast on any raw spots in the United defence.

The Cherries have strengthened sensibly but must beware second-season syndrome. Don't gauge their season on this one though!

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Meanwhile in Rio, Usain Bolt has been discussing Manchester United's chances with BBC News - after admitting he didn't know where Bournemouth was.

"Mourinho is going to do well, I'm sure," he said.

"They didn’t look so superb the first game but they need time to mesh so they’ll be fine.

"I can see the team is happy, everybody is trying to play good. When everybody comes together it should be great."

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Everton's new defender a popular choice...

Kyle: Ashley Williams. Highly underrated defender and a great Stones replacement. Look out for Bailly, Feghouli, Zlatan and Kante too

Gareth Hopkins: Stones to City, then Williams to Everton. Daylight robbery. Good business for the Toffees. 

Chris Field: It has to be Koeman bringing in Ashley Williams to sort the defence, attack speaks for itself

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