Manchester United vs West Ham: Paul Pogba penalties edge Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side past Hammers
Relive all the action from Old Trafford
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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.
Relive all the action from Old Trafford.
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63 minutes
Manchester United have a corner as Diangana comes on, and nearly concede from it.
Initially cleared, the ball is swung back in to four Manchester United bodies, all offside, but the flag does not go up.
A bit of head tennis eventually leads to Marcus Rashford finding space to head towards goal from six yards out, and the substitute should do better with his header, failing to test Lukasz Fabianski who watches the ball over the bar.
65 minutes
There's a nervous nature to the chanting of the home fans. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks frustrated as he shouts instructions from the touchline.
67 minutes
Marcos Rojo drives low at goal, striking the ball well, but too far out and too centrally placed to prevent Lukasz Fabianski from making a simple save.
68 minutes
At the other end Rojo has to head behind with Grady Diangana lurking.
Can West Ham make their latest corner count?
69 minutes
Angelo Ogbonna arrives like a rampaging oxen but Phil Jones leaps brilliantly to beat the Italian to the ball, taking a clattering but preventing the chance.
70 minutes
A West Ham counter-attack breaks down rather at Felipe Anderson's feet but they move the ball across the box, Declan Rice thumping against Marcos Rojo's thigh.
Grady Diangana wins another corner.
71 minutes
Back-to-back corners as Felipe Anderson and Grady Diangana compete well.
Close!
Anderson again flicks on, two West Ham players wait to turn in and Phil Jones heroically boots away on the stretch.
West Ham really pushing.
72 minutes
Will Michail Antonio be able to force a winner?
He's a different threat to Javier Hernandez, but he's got similar goalscoring ability, and a welcome returnee after injury.
Hernandez's departure is met warmly by both sets of supporters. A popular figure in this area of the world.
74 minutes
Groans around the ground as a misplaced pass ends a Manchester United attack before Fabian Balbuena beats Marcus Rashford in the air.
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