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West Ham 1-3 Manchester United
West Ham were clearly the better team in the first half and deservedly led 1-0 at halftime over a weakened Manchester United from the start.
During the break, Ole Gunnar Solskjær chose to replace both Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford, who were off before the Champions League decider against RB Leipzig on Tuesday.
It changed the battle scene completely.
Beautiful goals from Paul Pogba, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford provided a turnaround and three points for Manchester United in London.
See the scores on the top of the case!
Thus, the Solskjær team has won four consecutive games in the league.
The United manager explains the changes during the break by saying they had to make changes due to injuries.
– It’s a shame that sometimes we have muscle injuries. Edinson (Cavani) had to go, Anthony (Martial) had to go too. But we are better now when we finish down. The guys show fantastic attitudes, Solskjær tells Sky Sports after the game.
During the break, Cavani and Donny van de Beek were substituted, Martial was replaced by Juan Mata after an hour on the field.
All the substitutes scored goal points. Rashford scored, Fernandes and Mata each provided a pass on goal.
Striker Rashford was satisfied with the victory, but hopes it is over and they still have to fight to change the matches.
– We should stop doing that. If we keep zero more often, we win more games. “It’s good that we show character and come back, but we have to keep a clean sheet more often,” Rashford told Sky Sports.
Among the magnificent goals of the visiting team was Mason Greenwood’s 2-1 score which was beautiful. The 19-year-old tipped the ball toward himself and hit the goal.
“It’s a class score,” Petter Myhre exclaimed.
– That’s the very high level, Endre Olav Osnes commented.
– For a fantastic goal from Mason Greenwood. Good to see him centrally at the top, writes former English top scorer Gary Lineker on Twitter.
With the 3-1 victory, Manchester United climbs to fourth place in the table. Just two points behind Tottenham and Liverpool at the top of the table.
This is the second game in a row in the Premier League that Solskjær has managed to turn the game around with well-chosen substitutes.
In the previous round, the Christian wonder replaced Edinson Cavani at 2-0 against Southampton. The veteran forward scored two and hit a goal pass in what ended in a 3-2 win for Manchester United.
West Ham was shocked
The hosts created several great chances early in the match, including a post from Pablo Fornals.
Five minutes before the break, they finally got their reward. Tomáš Souček hit the rear post after a corner kick. The Czech could easily give the home team a 1-0 lead and the 2,000 returning fans celebrated in style.
Minutes later, Sebastian Haller had a solid chance to double for the hosts. The Frenchman was played only with Dean Henderson, and surrounded the Manchester United goalkeeper. Haller then tried an icy variant where he had to wait for United’s blocks to come back on the line, but the West Ham forward lost his balance and fell. Henderson was able to collect the ball and avoid another setback.
– Bruno Fernandes and Rashford are sorely missed here at Manchester United. You can see that two box openers are missing, said Brede Hangeland, TV 2 soccer expert.
Double substitution of Solskjær
Solskjær prevailed during the break and replaced both. Edinson Cavani and Donny van de Beek were sacrificed for the Christian wonder.
After the hour played, Solskjær had to make his third and final change when Anthony Martial had to leave with an injury. Juan Mata got the last half hour.
And in that half hour he relaxed for the guests. Bruno Fernandes gave the ball to Paul Pogba outside the penalty area and the Frenchman finished on the spot with a well-placed long shot. Then it was 1-1 at London Stadium.
Then Manchester United took the lead and 19-year-old Mason Greenwood put on a great performance when he sent the guests in the lead.
The youngster received a difficult ball and prepared for a bunt, before hitting the ball into goal on the grass.
“It’s a class score,” Petter Myhre exclaimed.
– That’s the very high level, Endre Olav Osnes commented.
After a brief fight with the defender, Marcus Rashford finally got the ball home. The Briton threw the ball over the West Ham goalkeeper and the match ended with a 3-1 victory for the Red Devils.
