DOWNLOAD VIDEO: West Ham 3 vs 1 Man United (Premier League) – Highlights & Goals
West Ham stormed to a 3-1 win over an abject Manchester United to pile further pressure on Jose Mourinho.
The United manager selected Paul Pogba from the off following a week-long soap opera at Old Trafford but Felipe Anderson gave West Ham an early lead with his first Premier League goal.
Things rarely picked up after that setback as Victor Lindelof deflected in Andriy Yarmolenko’s shot to double the advantage for Manuel Pellegrini’s team two minutes before half-time.
Marko Arnautovic sealed the points after Marcus Rashford briefly gave the visitors hope, meaning more uncomfortable questions await Mourinho, who omitted Alexis Sanchez, Jesse Lingard and captain Antonio Valencia from his matchday squad.
A United line-up that looked cautious on paper started in tepid fashion and they were behind in the fifth minute – Anderson’s impudent backheel finish coming after Mark Noble released Pablo Zabaleta down the right.
2 – Felipe Anderson is the second Brazilian player to score a Premier League goal for West Ham after Ilan Araujo. Opener.
The Brazilian’s defensive work left a little more to be desired and he left Arthur Masuaku isolated when Ashley Young roved down the West Ham left, crossing for Romelu Lukaku to head against the post.
Masuaku was a touch fortunate not to be penalised for a shove on Scott McTominay in the area and Mourinho’s frustrations were compounded when Yarmolenko’s strike took a wicked deflection off Victor Lindelof, leaving David de Gea with no chance.
After the break, substitute Rashford played in Young to deliver another delightful cross that Marouane Fellaini met at the back post – forcing Lukasz Fabianski into the save of the match.
A sliding Arnautovic almost converted Anderson’s pass before the home faithful greeted Pogba’s withdrawal in the pantomime style.
When play restarted, Rashford cleverly converted from Luke Shaw’s corner but Noble picked out the yawning gap between Chris Smalling and McTominay in the United defence and Arnautovic coolly finished the job 16 minutes from time.
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