Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho netted twice after Rasmus Hojlund scored on his 21st birthday as the Old Trafford side beat West Ham United 3-0 to climb above the visitors into sixth place in the Premier League on Sunday.
On the heels of a 4-3 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Thursday, Erik ten Hag’s team now have 38 points after 23 games, eight adrift of fourth spot. The Hammers are seventh with 36.
Hojlund scored in the 23rd minute when Casemiro prodded the ball forward after West Ham failed to clear a high ball. The Dane knocked the ball past a couple of defenders before firing home from the centre of the box into the bottom corner.
Hojlund, who did not score his first league goal until Dec. 26, became the youngest player in the Old Trafford team’s history to score in four consecutive Premier League appearances.
Garnacho doubled the lead in the 49th after his shot from the corner of the box took a big deflection to send substitute goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski the wrong way.
The Argentine netted his second in the 84th after Kalvin Phillips lost the ball and Scott McTominay pounced, finding Garnacho in the box.
MANCHESTER UNITED VS WEST HAM UNITED LIVE: PREMIER LEAGUE UPDATES
- Manchester United: Onana, Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Mainoo, Casemiro, Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford, Hojlund
- West Ham: Areola, Johnson, Zouma, Aguerd, Coufal, Soucek, Alvarez, Emerson Palmieri, Kudus, Ward-Prowse, Bowen
Manchester United vs West Ham United
United run out comfortable 3-0 victors over West Ham thanks to a magnificent Hojlund strike, as well as a Garnacho double. In a first half that West Ham dominated, Hojlund opened the scoring as he shifted onto his right foot before rifling into the back of the net.
Despite the half-time scoreline, the Hammers’ first-half showing had them believing they could find a way back into the game after the interval. However, after Emerson should have scored at one end, Garnacho ruthlessly made him pay by dribbling past the West Ham full-back and firing home with the help of a deflection.
It was Garnacho again who ended any hopes of a comeback, McTominay taking the ball off a careless Phillips before laying it to his right for the young winger to finish. The three points take United above West Ham and Brighton into sixth, while Moyes’ men drop to seventh having seen their winless run extended to six in all competitions.
Ten Hag’s side will bid to put more pressure on the Champions League spots when they travel to take on fellow European challengers Aston Villa next Sunday, while West Ham will host Arsenal the same day. That is all we have for you from Old Trafford, so thanks for your company and goodbye!
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