Manchester United have recorded their ninth straight away win in the Premier League after second-half strikes from Pogba, Greenwood and Rashford cancelled Soucek’s first-half goal.

United are in the top four of the Premier League table and just two points off the summit.

Manchester United take the points. #WHUMUN

— West Ham United (@WestHam) December 5, 2020

West Ham began the game-high, hitting the visitors straight on the offensive, with Bowen looking lively down the right. His deflected shot fell into the path of Fornals, who tried to beat Henderson at the near post, but the goalkeeper stayed before clearance was issued.

The chants of the fans kept the Hammers going as they pressed for a goal yet gave Manchester United the space to dominate play without threat.

Van de Beek and Pogba played their way out nicely from the back in the 15-minute, with Pogba releasing a diagonal cross to Cavani into acres of space down the left. He was isolated and quickly surrounded by claret and blue shirts, as his back-heel was easily cut out after Martial failed to make the run into space.

United were slow on the ball and gave the host the chance to make cover whenever they were on the offence. Their passing was terrible as they gave the ball away so cheaply.

West Ham came close in the 32-minute minute when Bowen brilliantly run clear of McTominay and Telles before delivering a perfect ball to the back post.

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Fornals had peeled away and sent a powerful header towards goal but it nestled in the side-netting.

Again Henderson was beaten off the post by Fornals after inventing a toe-poke hit towards goal.

Thomas Soucek scored the opener seven minutes to end the first half through a corner. Rice simply flicked the corner on at the near post, and Tomas Soucek bundled the ball over the line from close range.

They almost doubled the lead after Fornals played Haller through on goal and the offside flag stayed down. He rounded Henderson and showed great composure to evade two defenders, but lost his footing at the crucial moment as Henderson smothered the ball. 

Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes replaced Cavani and Van de Beek at the start of the second half to alterate the game for the Red Devils. David Moyes side kept their composure and almost added the second after United tried to up their intensity.

Haller found Coufal in acres of space on the overlap and the right-backs passed up the chance to shoot by playing a ball across the face of goal.

It proved to be the wrong decision, with Bowen unable to find the target at full stretch.

Paul Pogba launched a curler to level the scores for Manchester United in the 65-minute after a great work by Fernandes.

Henderson races off his line to beat Bowen to a ball in behind, and launched a long punt down the touchline which releases Fernandes into space. 

He got his head up and found the late-arriving Paul Pogba, who curled a sublime effort into the top corner. VAR had a long look at it but cannot conclude whether the ball went out, so the goal was allowed.

Greenwood put United ahead for the first time bringing the ball down with one touch before rifling a second past Fabianski following Telles assist.