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David Moyes claims West Ham was robbed because Paul Pogba’s draw for Manchester United should not have been left standing after Dean Henderson’s long ball appeared to be bent offside in preparation
- West Ham manager David Moyes was angry at Manchester United’s draw
- West Ham players were convinced Dean Henderson’s punt was gone
- It turned out to be the catalyst for a sea change, as United came back to record a 3-1 victory.
The irate David Moyes said West Ham suffered a steal when Paul Pogba’s hotly contested goal sent comeback kings Manchester United into the top four with a 3-1 win at London Stadium.
The Hammers were 1-0 up and sailing when Paul Pogba tied. The West Ham manager and his players were convinced that goalkeeper Dean Henderson’s long punt had been interrupted in the qualifying round.
“The ball went over my head on the touchline,” Moyes said. ‘There was no one in a better position to see it. The linesman claims he did not see it. It was a bad decision. The ball was out of play and our players knew it.
West Ham coach David Moyes was furious that Paul Pogba’s goal could hold up
“We never regroup and we get it right and we have to correct that.”
Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford rubbed salt on the wound and Moyes admitted: ‘We shut down. It really gave us a feeling of disappointment. ‘
The comeback comes a week after United beat United 2-0 to win 3-2 at Southampton and is the fourth time this season they have won from a losing position. On United’s tendency to lag behind, Rashford said: “We have to stop doing that.”
The Hammers led at halftime through Tomas Soucek, and could have been further ahead had it not been for a questionable finish.
Sebastien Haller was the main culprit when he circled Henderson, only to somehow trip over his own feet instead of rolling the ball into an empty net.
Moyes added: ‘We had great chances to go up 2-0, maybe more, but we didn’t kill him.
“We did not show a clinical advantage in our finish and that was costly for us tonight.”
It meant that the 2,000 West Ham fans inside the London stadium, in the first Premier League game to have fans present since March, went home disappointed.
West Ham boss Moyes insisted Dean Henderson’s punt had been thrown out of play
Paul Pogba celebrates his goal that helped United get back on track against West Ham
Moyes said: “I thought the fans were really good and I’m disappointed that we couldn’t give them the result, but they were loud.”
It was Bruno Fernandes, substitute at halftime, who turned the game around in favor of the visitors by having a hand in all three goals
The tie came in the 65th minute when Fernandes picked up Henderson’s punt and fed Pogba, who edged past Lukasz Fabianski with a superb shot from 20 yards.
With West Ham reeling, United took the lead, and Fernandes got involved again, his back heel finding Alex Telles who whistled into a low center for Greenwood to take a bunt, spin and shoot home.
Then Fernandes played Rashford only to land his shot against a post, but the England man was not wrong with 10 minutes remaining.
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was satisfied that the quality of his team shone
Fernandes threw the ball straight to Juan Mata, who found Rashford running again to complete the victory in style.
It’s not five wins in five road games for United, and they have fallen behind in all of them.
Boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said: ‘There are many things that decide a football game.
“In the first half we had a lot of ball but we couldn’t create anything. In the second half we tactically modified things, we made more space for Bruno in the middle and the three goals were of excellent quality.
“That was the difference, I would say, the quality we had in the second half was too high.”
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