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Manchester United vs West Ham: Paul Pogba penalties edge Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side past Hammers

Relive all the action from Old Trafford

Harry Latham-Coyle
Saturday 13 April 2019 17:49 BST
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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.

Relive all the action from Old Trafford.

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2 minutes

Matching 4-2-3-1 formations, with Juan Mata very clearly ahead of Paul Pogba and Fred forming a defensive midfield two.

Manuel Lanzini has begun on the left for West Ham with Felipe Anderson looking to get at Marcos Rojo down the right. 

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 17:34

3 minutes

First attack from Manchester United, Romelu Lukaku combining with Jesse Lingard on the edge of the West Ham box.

Lukaku finds Diogo Dalot overlapping, who crosses.

Deflected behind for a corner.

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 17:35

4 minutes

Fabian Balbuena inadvertently clears with the back of his head, but only as far as Fred, who lets fly straight into Pablo Zabaleta, who blocks well.

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 17:36

6 minutes

A good energy to these early stages, both sides keen to leave men forward.

A firm challenge from Paul Pogba prevents Arthur Masuaku finding a pair of free forward runners.

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 17:37

7 minutes

It is Marcos Rojo's first start under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and West Ham are clearly trying to get Felipe Anderson one-on-one with the Argentine, but Anthony Martial is doing some diligent work in support of his full-back and a few misplaced passes in Anderson's direction have aided Rojo's cause early on.

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 17:39

10 minutes

Felipe Anderson has the ball in the net but it is ruled out! And he looks to be onside!

West Ham work an overload down the left and Arthur Masuaku whips in to Javier Hernandez, who is moving away from goal but does well to get something on the ball, heading it down into the ground and bouncing towards goal.

Anderson moves onto it and impressively volleys past David De Gea, and though there is no delay in raising the flag, Diogo Dalot appears to be playing him on after trying to block Masuaku's cross.

It would have been a goal with VAR...

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 17:42

12 minutes

That's a real warning for Manchester United and they respond with a bright two minutes eventually culminating in a Romelu Lukaku inswinging cross drifting just too deep and out of play for a goal kick.

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 17:43

13 minutes

Paul Pogba has removed his gloves, leaving them lying, forlornly, 20 yards apart in the West Ham half, like a child in from the cold ready for a warm cup of cocoa. 

He's having to do plenty of running in a more withheld role with an open nature to the game.

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 17:45

16 minutes

Across the face, but no-one is there.

Jesse Lingard gets to the byline, cuts across the six yard box and looks on in anguish as a brace of team-mates arrive a second too late, the ball trickling harmlessly past Lukasz Fabianski and away from danger. 

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 17:47

Manchester United are lucky not to be behind after Felipe Anderson's opener was wrongly chalked off for offside.

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 17:48

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