Ronaldo in the starting line-up with United!
Erik ten Hag can take his team above Chelsea and up to fifth place in the Premier League with victory over the Hammers this afternoon, which would be a season-high placing for United having overcome a poor start. West Ham have also improved after a few bad results of their own this season.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is in the starting line-up and scored his first Old Trafford goal of the season in midweek in the Europa League,
so will be pushing to start alongside Marcus Rashford. Harry Maguire is also back in the XI with Antony and Victor Lindelof absent.
West Ham,
however,
have star man Jarrod Bowen fit after an ankle worry. Lucas Paqueta and Maxwel Cornet are still out for the visitors. You can follow the game LIVE with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog below,
featuring expert insight and analysis from sports correspondent Malik Ouzia from Old Trafford.
Marcus Rashford’s 100th Manchester United goal
enough to secure three points against West Ham in a Premier League battle at Old Trafford.
It was a game that Erik ten Hag would’ve been desperate to win after both Chelsea and Liverpool lost this weekend.
In a close encounter,
Rashford’s incredible header was the difference between the two teams,
with some of United’s defenders standing out as The Reds grinded out another clean sheet.
Areola comes up for a final corner,
but Manchester United clear their lines and the referee blows his whistle. Marcus Rashford’s first-half header proves to be enough after a frantic final 10 minutes,
with David de Gea making three superb saves.
92 mins: Oooooof! Jarrod Bowen connects with Fornals’ low ball across goal but his shot,
destined for the far corner, is blocked by Maguire and pinballs off Dalot to safety!
Marcus Rashford’s 100th goal for Manchester United proved to be enough for Erik ten Hag’s side at Old Trafford as they moved up to fifth in the Premier League with a narrow 1-0 victory over West Ham.
Antony failed to make United’s matchday squad due to injury, but Cristiano Ronaldo was restored into the starting line-up, and early on the hosts showed their attacking intent. West Ham’s game plan was to try and hit the home side on the counter attack.
It was Manchester United though that took the lead shortly before the break, as Rashford met Christian Eriksen’s teasing cross from the right with a bullet header that flew past Lukasz Fabianski in the West Ham goal. The strike brought up his century for the club on his 318th appearance.
