Marcus Rashford scored his 100th goal for Manchester United as they produced one of the narrow football scores of the weekend in the Premier League. Rashford scored a stunning header in the 38th minute to beat West Ham and became the 22nd player to reach 100 goals for the team on the day Manchester United’s record of having a homegrown player in every matchday lineup reached 85 years. With outstanding back-post defense from Diogo Dalot, outstanding saves from David de Gea to deny Kurt Zouma and Declan Rice, and a last-ditch block from Harry Maguire to stop Jarrod Bowen, the Hammers’ late surge was ineffective despite their constant danger.
West Ham manager David Moyes suffered another setback at Old Trafford, where he has lost all 16 of his matches as a Premier League manager. The Hammers lost the chance to pass Liverpool and move into the top half of the standings. With this tenacious victory, Manchester United’s unbeaten streak under Erik ten Hag was extended to eight games across all competitions, moving them up to fifth place in the Premier League, one point behind the top four.
The Hammers grew into the game as the hosts battled to grab control of the match, despite the fact that Manchester United had defeated Liverpool, Arsenal, and Tottenham at Old Trafford this season. After a deft exchange between Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes, the Dane sent a gorgeous cross into the box that Marcus Rashford, leaping over Hammers defender Thilo Kehrer, put firmly past Lukasz Fabianski.
Six minutes from time, Zouma’s exquisite flick compelled De Gea to make an incredible save before Fred wasted the opportunity to end the game when his header struck the West Ham goal frame. The Hammers came close to capitalizing on the respite when Harry Maguire brilliantly blocked Bowen’s sweeping shot in stoppage time before David De Gea made a flying save to keep Rice from giving Manchester United the win.
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