Manchester united hammered twice by West Ham

London, 

Saturday, 23 December, 2023 

McCreadie Andias 

Manchester united sunk to a 2-0 defeat by West Ham United in an English Premier league match played at London stadium on Saturday. 

The defeat saw the red devils fail to score in their last four matches across all competitions. 

West Ham came into this clash recovering from a 5-1 thrashing in tge hands of Liverpool at the Carabao cup on midweek. 

The match saw Manchester United's 19-year-old Willy Kambwala feature on a senior debut partnering with Jonny Evans. 

The first half saw both teams coming close to scoring chances Emerson's shot was wiped off by Onana as Alejandro Garnacho missed to capitalize on an opportunity created by Antony. 

James Ward-Prowse’s set-piece was perfectly met with Jarrod Bowen's bullet header, which Onana brilliantly parried over the bar.

Down at the other end, Kurt Zouma made a brilliant goal-saving interception to clear away Shaw’s cross.

Closing into the hour mark, The London Stadium was all in bubbles as Bowen gave the Hammers the lead in some style as he perfectly executed Lucas Paqueta’s excellent lofted ball over the United defence, and his ricocheted finish beat Onana at the near post.

Mohammed Kudus added West Ham’s second, and effectively killed off the contest, with a clinical finish to capitalise on a rare lapse in concentration from Mainoo, following a neat one-two with Paqueta.

United Fans were compelled to an early exit from the away stand as they watched their team succumb to a 20th defeat in all competitions in 2023 - equalling the tally set back in 1989.

Meanwhile, this win for West Ham lifts Moyes’ side into the top-six, at least temporarily, as they extended their unbeaten run at the London Stadium to seven matches in all competitions.