Manchester United vs West Ham: Paul Pogba penalties edge Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side past Hammers
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Your support makes all the difference.Paul Pogba's brace bailed out Manchester United as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side stuttered to a fortuitous 2-1 win against West Ham.
Tuesday's huge Champions League quarter-final challenge in Barcelona looms large, but attention first turned to securing a return to European football's top table next season.
United moved within two points of the top four as a pair of Pogba penalties sealed victory at Old Trafford, but those in attendance will know how fortunate Solskjaer's side were to have secured a point, never mind three.
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Team News - West Ham
West Ham have selection issues themselves, a niggly knee robbing them of Aaron Cresswell, illness sidelining Marko Arnautovic. Pablo Zabaleta is in for Ryan Fredericks at right back, with Arthur Masukaku and Robert Snodgrass the beneficiaries of the ill-fortune, Javier Hernandez leading the line against his former club.
West Ham XI: Lukasz Fabianski; Pablo Zabaleta, Fabian Balbuena, Angelo Ogbonna, Arthur Masukaku; Declan Rice, Mark Noble; Robert Snodgrass, Manuel Lanzini, Felipe Anderson; Javier Hernandez
At the wheel before Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Jose Mourinho was an observer at Craven Cottage this afternoon:
West Ham played quite well on Monday night against Chelsea, only Eden Hazard's individual brilliance separating the two London sides.
With Leicester, Wolves and Everton all losing this weekend, it's an opportunity for Manuel Pellegrini's side to close the gap and stay alive in the race for seventh spot.
Manchester United have had an indifferent spell of form in the last few weeks, something discussed in detail on this week's Indy Football Podcast in the wake of their defeat to PSG. Did they appoint Ole Gunnar Solskjaer too soon? And did the team really agree that Ralph Hasenhuttl is a better manager?
This evening offers a chance to get back on track against a West Ham side who have had their own struggles recently.
Romelu Lukaku has a great record against the Hammers - can the Belgian get on the scoresheet today?
Kick-off is ten minutes away...
The West Ham players are in the tunnel.
And here come the Manchester United players, looking relaxed as they join their opponents.
A hug between Paul Pogba and Javier Hernandez, a bit of goalkeeping bromance between David De Gea (captaining Manchester United tonight) and Lukasz Fabianski.
Graham Scott is our referee this evening.
1 minute
Bright start from West Ham, an early touch for the attack-minded Arthur Masuaku down the left, Diogo Dalot sliding across well, but the young Portuguese right-back concedes a free kick soon after, rather rugby tackling Robert Snodgrass.
West Ham work a peculiar short routine from it which goes completely wrong, but Masuaku wins the ball back 30 yards out, an ambitious shot well over the bar a sign of intent, though very, very low in quality.
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