Rashford’s goal, three days after his 21st birthday, was the decisive moment in the match after Anthony Martial’s equaliser ten minutes before half-time had cancelled out Callum Wilson’s effort.
United are now unbeaten in four Premier League games and were good value for the three points after a strong second-half showing that also featured captain Ashley Young rattling the crossbar with a free-kick and Paul Pogba and Rashford both having efforts on the rebound blocked or cleared.
Ahead of kick-off, the stadium fell silent out of respect for the victims of last week’s helicopter crash at Leicester City, and The Last Post was played to mark Bournemouth’s closest home match before Remembrance Sunday.