Manchester, December 5 (Daily Kiran).
Manchester United played out a 1-1 draw with West Ham United at Old Trafford on Thursday, missing the chance to climb to fifth position in the Premier League. With this result, West Ham remains in the relegation zone.
The first half saw lacklustre play from both teams with no goals scored. Diogo Dalot gave Manchester United the lead in the 58th minute with a well-taken goal. However, West Ham’s Soucek Magasa scored a brilliant equaliser seven minutes before the final whistle, leading to boos from United fans at the final whistle.
In the points table, Manchester United sits eighth with 22 points, while West Ham remains 18th with 12 points, two points behind Leeds United who occupy 17th position.
West Ham controlled possession well in the opening half-hour but failed to create any real threat. United then found their rhythm. Bruno Mbeume’s looping shot from distance was brilliantly saved over the bar by goalkeeper Alphonse Areola.
Amad Diallo delivered the ball into the box where Joshua Zirkzee attempted a shot, but Aaron Wan-Bissaka made an excellent goalline clearance. Shortly after, Bruno Fernandes‘ shot went wide of the post.
Playing against his former club, Wan-Bissaka played a crucial role in West Ham’s defence, making several important tackles and preventing his team from conceding in the first half.
In the second half, Magasa once hit the side netting, but United finally took the lead in the 58th minute. Casemiro’s shot deflected to Dalot, who turned and sent the ball past Areola.
The match seemed to be heading towards a narrow United victory, but Mazraoui cleared Jarrod Bowen’s header off the goalline. From the rebound, Magasa struck powerfully to level the score.
In the final minutes, both teams actively searched for the winning goal, but Fernandes missed two opportunities. Due to their poor performance, Manchester United had to settle for a disappointing draw.
(Daily Kiran) Dube
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