Manchester United

2022 - 10 - 30

Man United look like a Premier League title contender again (ESPN)

MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United beat West Ham United on Sunday, 1-0, at Old Trafford in Premier League action. Although shots on goal were even ...

[Bruno Fernandes](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/124091/Bruno-Fernandes) and [Christian Eriksen](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/144130/Christian-Eriksen) followed by a determined header from [Marcus Rashford](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/230945/Marcus-Rashford) -- deserved to decide the game. [Jadon Sancho](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/259836/Jadon-Sancho). Also dropped by Southgate last season, he was on the bench against West Ham with Ten Hag favouring [Anthony Elanga](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/296622/Anthony-Elanga) on the right of his front three despite injury sidelining [Antony](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/315294/Antony). 10) before closing with a trip to Fulham (Nov. 6), they meet Blackburn Rovers in the domestic cup (Nov. [Qatar](/soccer/team?id=4398) -- but with goals like the one he got here at Old Trafford, he's given himself a good chance of making the squad. [England](/soccer/team?id=448) manager Gareth Southgate, who was watching from the directors' box. [David De Gea](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/108482/david-de-gea) needed to make three fantastic saves at the end to guarantee the points but [Lisandro Martinez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/233937/Lisandro-Martínez) also played his part with a fantastic defensive display in the middle of the back four alongside [Harry Maguire](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/157073/Harry-Maguire), who started a league game for the first time since the 4-0 defeat at [Brentford](/soccer/team?id=337). [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights) [Best/worst performers](#bestworst) [Upcoming fixtures](/soccer/fixtures?league=eng.1) [Report: Man United-West Ham](/soccer/match?gameId=637957)

Ten Hag hopes 'magnificent' De Gea stays on at Manchester United (Reuters)

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said he hoped "magnificent" goalkeeper David de Gea would stay beyond this season at the club after seeing the ...

He is already a great player, but there is still a lot of room for improvement. "He is much more consistent and reliable. "But I think he won't be satisfied just with that. He is fit. "In the background we have our strategies for how to deal with it. "He is only 31.

Manchester United's Defense Is Thriving Under Erik Ten Hag (Forbes)

It has now been eight hours since Manchester United conceded a goal at Old Trafford.

And not to be outdone by his defensive colleagues Luke Shaw was possibly the best of all of them; solid in defence, he also surged forward with countless threatening runs. He was in the right place to stop Jarrod Bowen’s late goal bound effort. He has become quickly adored by the Old Trafford crowd and left the pitch to them chanting “Argentina” in his honour. Ten minutes earlier Kurt Zouma’s header had also looked to be heading into the United net, but De Gea got a hand to that as well. "In that fact he is magnificent. He chose five goalkeepers, but De Gea still didn’t make the list, which could have inspired his performance on Sunday.

Martínez is now standing tall after a difficult start at Manchester United (The Guardian)

First Gianluca Scamacca shot from 10 yards and Lisandro Martínez's body was in the way, then the two darted for the looping ball, the Italian striker with a ...

Not perturbed by the incident, Martínez got up close and personal with his new foe, to ensure he knew that bullying was not an option. The two swapped sides frequently to allow Maguire to mark Scamacca when an aerial pass was expected and Martínez was aware of the space often left by Maguire that he needed to cover. It is glorious to see a perfectly timed sliding challenge, especially if the opponent is brought down as part of the deal, an art Martínez has perfected. Martínez was at the heart of it, his teammates following the demanding standards set by the Argentinian. The early signs were underwhelming as United lost at [home to Brighton](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/07/manchester-united-brighton-premier-league-match-report) on the opening day and were then roundly [thrashed by Brentford 4-0](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/13/brentford-manchester-united-premier-league-match-report). His reward was a boot in the face, not that he cared, having completed his job of stopping a goal.

UPDATE 2-Soccer-Rashford header enough to earn Manchester ... (Yahoo Finance)

A first-half header from Marcus Rashford, his 100th goal for Manchester United in all competitions, was enough to earn his side a 1-0 victory over West Ham ...