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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66: This game is wide open now. United give the ball away and the counter attack is on. Noble leads the charge and finds Arnautovic as West Ham make it three on two. The move slows down and a stray pass means that the visitors can get the ball back and regroup.
68: It's there for West Ham if they want it, a third goal is really on the horizon. They are getting so much time and space when they break forward but they are just getting undone when they arrive at the penalty area. Anderon tries to find Arnautovic in their latest move but there's too much on his pass in front of goal and United regroup.
Pogba is hooked
Well then, Fred comes on for Paul Pogba and he heads straight to the bench without shaking Mourinho's hand.
Manchester United hit back!
Marcus Rashford strikes for Manchester United!
He is on hand at the front post to turn in Shaw's corner with a back-heel flick in the air. Very impressive on his return from suspension.
It's over!
West Ham score a third!
Marko Arnautovic seals the three points!
Oh what a game this is! What. A. Game.
Mark Noble finds Arnautovic with a brilliant through pass and the Austrian makes no mistake with the finish beyond De Gea. The United defenders, actually Smalling, are shambolic and don't pick his up as he drifts through the middle.
Four goals in six games for Arnautovic now.
75: Snodgrass is on for Yarmolenko and is doing a wonderful job to keep things ticking over as West Ham hold onto the ball and wind down the clock, with 15 minutes to go!
Young's seen enough and tackles late on Anderson which sees him pick up a yellow card.
81: Are Manchester United showing any sign of a comeback? Absolutely not. After their brief excitement when Rashford came on, they've showed nothing. It's gone back to the cross and hope tactics and nothing is working. It's utterly bizarre to see a team with so many talented players utterly devoid of attacking ideas.
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