Manchester United vs West Ham live: Latest score as Romelu Lukaku scores his first Premier League goal for United
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United open their Premier League campaign against West Ham at Old Trafford in the final match of the opening weekend of the season, with new signings Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic starting for Jose Mourinho’s side. Follow the latest here.
- Manchester United vs West Ham kicks off at 16:00 BST
- United without Luke Shaw, Ashley Young and Marcos Rojo through injury
- Hammers without Manuel Lanzini, Cheikhou Kouyate, Diafra Sakho and Andy Carroll
- Romelu Lukaku opens scoring with neat finish from Marcus Rashford pass
- Mourinho leaves out Victor Lindelhof despite being fully fit
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United will hope to shake off their disappointing Super Cup result with a win against West Ham this Sunday.
Mourinho’s team, improved by Matic, Lindelof and Lukaku will be looking to ensure a top 4 finish this season to keep their Champions League place.
The game also sees the return of Chicharito to Old Trafford, the former United man joined West Ham this summer and is likely to make an appearance against his former club.
On the other side, Lukaku will be making his first league start and will plan to get off the mark if he’s to challenge for that Golden Boot.
The Hammers are without Mark Noble and Andy Carroll, but new signing Arnautovic is likely to cause United some trouble.
What time does it start and where can I watch it?
You can catch coverage of the final opening game on Sky Sport’s dedicated Premier League channel from 15:30 this Sunday. Kick-off is at 16:00 and you can catch highlights at 22:30 on BBC One’s Match of the Day 2 this Sunday.
It’s a big game for…
Javier Hernandez. He’ll be facing up against the club which he spent his best years at. A return to Old Trafford will surely bring back memories, and hopefully bring back that goal scoring record the Hammers have been so short of.
Best stat…
100m - The difference between Man United and West Ham’s money spent this window.
Remember that…
THAT Dimitri Payet freekick 2 seasons back
One to watch is…
Romelu Lukaku. The star striker bagged against Madrid in the Super Cup, and he’ll be targeting that golden boot this season. Supported by Pogba, Matic and co, he’ll have plenty of chances to make West Ham’s journey North a nightmare.
Past three-meetings…
Man United 2 (Mata, Ibrahimovic) West Ham 0, Premier League, January 2017
Man United 4(Ibrahimovic 2,Martial 2) West Ham 1 (Fletcher), League Cup, November 2016
Man United 1 (Ibrahimovic) West Ham 1 (Sakho), Premier League, November 2016
Form guide…
Man United: DLDWWL
West Ham: DDDWLW
Odds…
Man United to win: 2/7
West Ham to win: 10/1
Draw: 23/5
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
SECOND HALF KICK-OFF: There are no changes on either side as West Ham begin the second period at Old Trafford. The Hammers showed in the closing moments of the first that they can be a threat to the United defence but they need to get the likes of Andre Ayew and new signing Marko Arnautovic involved.
49 mins: West Ham's task almost became greater within minutes of the restart. Pogba, again, brilliantly intersected the West Ham defence to send Rashford down the left. The young forward took control in the box with a smart first touch, opened up his body perfectly but then curled his effort the wrong side of Joe Hart's far post.
52 mins: Rashford was on the move again but Pablo Zabaleta wasn't going to let him get another strike away. Instead, the Argentine brings him crashing to the floor. The foul brings Zabaleta a yellow card and a free-kick to Manchester United in a dangerous position. Henrikh Mkhitaryan stands over it...
53 mins: GOAL! MAN UTD 2 WEST HAM 0:
Romelu Lukaku has a second! The set-piece delivery from Henrikh Mkhitaryan was perfect, and the Belgian striker wrestled his way in front of Arthur Masuaku to nod expertly down and past a helpless Joe Hart.
57 mins: Henrikh Mkhitaryan has the ball in the back of the West Ham United net once again but the linesman's flag stops the home fans from getting too carried away. The Armenian had actually managed to keep himself onside but Marcus Rashford - who squared the ball across goal - had fallen for Winston Reid's timely step out of defence.
59 mins: Marko Arnautovic almost brings West Ham back into the match against the run of the play, but his lengthy, looping head clips the top of the crossbar with David de Gea beaten.
62 mins: The game has really opened up now and Lukaku is only denied a hat-trick by an excellent sliding block from Zabaleta. The United striker had seemingly been teed up for a third by Rashford run and Mkhitaryan's awareness.
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