West Ham vs Manchester United - as it happened: Jose Mourinho slumps to yet another defeat
All the action from Saturday's opening Premier League clash
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United's troubled season reached a new low after a 3-1 defeat at West Ham.
Felipe Anderson's early strike, a Victor Lindelof own-goal and Marko Arnautovic's finish left United manager Jose Mourinho increasingly feeling the heat.
The drama at Old Trafford is rapidly turning into a crisis as United equalled their worst start to a Premier League season with just 10 points from their opening seven matches.
Here's how it played out:
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32: There's been no play in Manchester United's half for a while now as the visitors make camp in attacking areas. Anderson has finally got the message from the sidelines and is tracking back to halt Young's advances on that right-hand side.
West Ham are sitting tight and you don't see United finding a way through.
Why does Mark Noble look like me going in for a tackle on the Hackney Marshes?
34: West Ham finally get themselves up the pitch and win a rare corner. Yarmolenko volleys Anderson's cross from the edge of the box and after a brief bit of pin-balling and United clear. The home side are playing some nice stuff in possession now and seem to have recovered after United threatened to attack.
36: Zabaletta is having some game for West Ham. He's holding off Lukaku and Pogba, as well as matching Shaw when the United wing-back gets forward. He also set up the goal so that's one for Fantasy Football managers to keep an eye on, bonus points incoming!
Cya!
Pogba is making himself available and putting together some nice pieces of work, but it's all from deep and United could really do with him being closer to goal.
39: Mourinho is livid on the touchline and thinks his side should have a penalty. Masuaku and McTominay tangle in the West Ham area as the United player shields the ball then falls to the deck. Michael Oliver is not interested, and rightly so.
West Ham have a second!
Andriy Yarmolenko doubles the lead.
The Ukrainian forward gets the ball from Diop's free header from a corner and stands up Matic, he cuts onto his left foot and from the edge of the box lets fly at goal. Lindelof gets himself in the way but sends the ball looping high and into the top corner of the net, there's no way that De Gea can do anything about that.
Mourinho and United have big problems, but let's focus on West Ham - they've been absolutely brilliant!
West Ham 2-0 Manchester United
Wow. What a half for West Ham.
Felipe Anderson put West Ham ahead with a lovely finish from Zabaleta's low cross. United grew back into the game and Lukaku hit the post as Mourinho's men threatened to fightback. However, shortly before half time, the lead was doubled when Yarmolenko's shot fromt the edge of the box was carried into the net via Lindelof's deflection.
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