Manchester United, West Ham
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Manchester United were pegged back late by lowly West Ham to draw 1-1 at Old Trafford today. Diogo Dalot opened the scoring just before the hour mark, turning home coolly from close range (58'). But Soungoutou Magassa slid home his first West Ham goal (83') to earn the visitors a point.
Soungoutou Magassa's late goal punished Manchester United's failure to turn control into goals, as West Ham United claimed a point from a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Thursday.
Man Utd kicked off on Thursday evening without the intensity home fans would have liked to see, given the Red Devils’ last appearance at Old Trafford ended with a 1–0 defeat to an Everton side down to 10 men. West Ham took advantage of the hosts’ lethargic start, but could not find the target with their early four shots.
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