Harry Maguire saw red and gave away a penalty just hours after his England recall as Man Utd were pegged back to draw 2-2 at Bournemouth.
Michael Carrick's side twice looked on course for an eighth win in 10 games under his management to strengthen their bid for Champions League qualification but in the end they were holding on for a point after going down to 10.
Maguire desperately grabbed at Evanilson with 12 minutes of normal time remaining to give away the spot-kick for Bournemouth's second equaliser of the night, expertly converted by the Premier League's top-scoring teenager Junior Kroupi.
Andoni Iraola's side are proving stubborn opposition right now. This was their fifth draw in a row and extends their unbeaten run to 11 in the top flight.
A point does at least extend the gap for third-placed Man Utd on Liverpool (six points) and Chelsea (seven points) before their away games on Saturday - but Carrick and co will leave the south coast feeling like they should have taken maximum points, given the chances they created.
Djorde Petrovic was excellent in the first half, saving from Amad and then Bruno Fernandes, while Adrien Truffert pulled off a brilliant block to deny the Ivorian on another occasion.
United eventually broke through on the hour, when some magic from Matheus Cunha lured Alex Jimenez into a shirt-pull of his own and Fernandes scored from the spot.
Ryan Christie found the bottom corner for a quick equaliser - moments after United had seen a second penalty appeal of the night waved away when Amad Diallo went to ground in the box.
United got their stroke of fortune when James Hill diverted a bizarre own goal in at the back post to restore their advantage but Bournemouth continued to show plenty of threat of their own, with Scott smashing a stunning effort against the bar before Maguire's moment to forget swung the match once more. The Cherries stay 10th.
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