West Ham United Vs Manchester United: Match Preview, Team News And Line-ups
Kurt Zouma and Nikola Vlasic make their full Premier League debuts for West Ham. Vlasic or Jarrod Bowen will play up front instead of the suspended Michail Antonio, a like-for-like replacement either way.
Scott McTominay returns from injury for Manchester United, which means a slight reshuffle and the omission of Jadon Sancho.
West Ham (probable 4-2-3-1) Fabianski; Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna, Coufal; Soucek, Rice; Vlasic, Fornals, Benrahma; Bowen.
Substitutes: Areola, Dawson, Diop, Fredericks, Masuaku, Lanzini, Noble, Kral, Yarmolenko.
Manchester United (4-2-3-1) de Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Maguire, Shaw; McTominay, Fred; Greenwood, Fernandes, Pogba; Ronaldo.
Substitutes: Heaton, Bailly, Dalot, Lingard, Mata, Matic, van de Beek, Martial, Sancho.
Referee Martin Atkinson.
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Preamble
Hello and welcome to live coverage of West Ham United v Manchester United from the London Stadium. This is a story of three centre-forwards. Michail Antonio is suspended, which means David Moyes will have to get creative; Cristiano Ronaldo is Cristiano Ronaldo; and Jimmy Greaves MBE has died at the age of 81.
Greavsie is one of the few footballers you can regularly call by his nickname without sounding ridiculous; that’s because he went out of his way to become our friend. He was a supernatural goalscorer who never stopped seeing the good in football or life, no matter how hard they kicked him. He’s best known for his spells at Spurs and Chelsea, who meet this afternoon, but he also spent 14 months at West Ham in the twilight of his career. Richard Williams has written a beautiful tribute, full of insight and great lines.
As for this game, the Uniteds are two of only four teams still unbeaten in the Premier League (Liverpool and Chelsea are the others). Both have had solid starts to the season, though Manchester United’s performances have been mixed and the Champions League defeat to Young Boys means that, once again, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is one defeat away from a crisis.
This infantile discourse shames us at the best of times, but it feels even more egregious today. Not to mention charmless: if you’re going to go off on one, at least do with a bit of style.
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