Even though they had to play away from home, West Ham still actively pressed the field against MU. “Sledgehammer” almost opened the score in the 11th minute. Tomas Soucek had a dangerous header from close range. Andre Onana had excellent reflexes to save the host from losing.

At 15 minutes, MU had the first chance, but it was only an individual effort. Bruno Fernandes’s shot from outside the penalty area forced goalkeeper Areola to struggle to make a save.

In a tense match, Rasmus Hojlund made a difference. In the 23rd minute, the striker born in 2003 confidently dribbled the ball into the middle, before launching a decisive shot from close to the 16.5 m line, hitting West Ham’s net. On his 21st birthday, Hojlund gave himself the gift of scoring his 4th goal in the last 4 matches. The former Atalanta player’s performance is encouraging. He has contributed to 7 goals in just the last 6 matches (5 goals, 2 assists).

Before West Ham, coach Ten Hag made only one change, which was Harry Maguire replacing Raphael Varane. In his first start since December last year, Maguire played with confidence. He has a series of precise interventions to block the opponent’s ball attacks.

Right at the beginning of the second half, MU suffered a dangerous situation from Maguire losing the ball. However, Emerson finished poorly. Immediately, MU answered with a move on the right wing and doubled the gap in the 49th minute. Garnacho shot a shot that hit an away team player, changed direction and went into the net before the helplessness of the away team. The goalkeeper just came on as a substitute, Fabianski.

The second goal helped MU’s spirit rise. The “Red Devils” continuously attacked and had a good opportunity to score a third goal. In the 58th minute, the goal was empty but Marcus Rashford shot over the bar.

After a good half, Maguire suddenly made many mistakes in the second half. In the 70th minute, he let Bowen escape to face Onana. The loss would probably have come to the home team if Dalot had not promptly retreated and rolled to block the ball.

The remaining time, the match took place quite slowly. In the 84th minute, MU got the third goal from Kalvin Phillips’ mistake. The visiting team’s rookie lost the ball in the middle of the field. McTominay escaped and assisted Garnacho to complete the double.

MU had their 5th consecutive unbeaten match in all competitions to take 6th place from West Ham. The gap between coach Ten Hag and his team and the Champions League group is 8 points (38 compared to 46).