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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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6 minutes

It might be a 5-4-1 for the visitors. Karlan Grant is on his own up front, though Elias Kachunga is pushing up on Jan Vertonghen down the right to form a two at times. 

Huddersfield have yet to have meaningful possession. 

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 12:36

7 minutes

Tottenham twice challenge the width of the Huddersfield side and twice find crossing opportunities, Kyle Walker-Peters' first attempt nearly won by Ben Davies at the far post and Jan Vertonghen's resulting delivery towards Fernando Llorente.

The Spaniard worries Ben Hamer, who again fumbles. Shaky stuff from the Huddersfield goalkeeper and with Llorente's aerial threat you suspect he'll continue to be tested.

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 12:38

9 minutes

A dummy from Lucas Moura allows the ball to run into Fernando Llorente's path and the Brazilian spins in behind, looking for an incisive pass that never comes, Llorente's attempt not the best and easily cut out.

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 12:40

10 minutes

Huddersfield have seven outfield players on the edge of their box as Victor Wanyama picks up the ball about ten yards from them, and thus the Kenyan has the space to release a drive, though it isn't his best, struck well but always a few yards wide of Ben Hamer's right-hand upright.

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 12:41

12 minutes

Both Spurs wing-backs are pushing on well.

Ben Davies this time finds Kyle Walker-Peters' head at the far post but the diminutive birthday boy is not particularly strong in the air, and his misdirected header cannot be turned goal wards by a straining Fernando Llorente.

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 12:43

A good start from Spurs, albeit against a fairly lifeless Huddersfield.

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 12:44

15 minutes

Former Tottenham midfielder Alex Pritchard looks very relaxed on the Huddersfield bench, stretching right the way back in what look like very comfortable seats for the substitutes. 

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 12:46

17 minutes

Huddersfield come forward for the first time but Florent Hadergjonaj's cross is just ahead of two players waiting in the box and a follow-up is headed away by Juan Foyth.

Kyle Walker-Peters then blocks well from Chris Lowe's attempted drive.

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 12:47

19 minutes

From left-to-right and back again Tottenham move the ball, looking for a gap through which they can thread a forward pass.

Not a whole lot of movement from the front two. Christian Eriksen has slipped in behind them for now.

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 12:50

21 minutes

Eriksen drops deep, now, and looks ambitiously on the diagonal for Kyle Walker-Peters.

Nothing doing. Spurs just struggling to unlock the Huddersfield door.

Harry Latham-Coyle13 April 2019 12:51

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