Wayne Rooney expressed his delight last night after another masterful performance for Manchester United. The striker scored two goals in the 3-0 win over West Ham and dominated the game from the front.
With 27 goals already, Rooney is enjoying his most prolific season in a United shirt and is hoping his form continues to the end of the season. He did admit though that it’s frustrating being substituted when chasing a hat trick, but that he understands the manager’s reasons for doing so.
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Foster – 7 He was only called into action on a couple of occasions, but dealt with everything that came his way. Kicking is still suspect.
Neville – 7 One of his better performances recently. West Ham’s reluctance to attack left Neville free to get forward and he did, to good effect.
Brown – 7 Nothing to trouble him.
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Manchester United play Host to West Ham this evening after a crushing 3-1 defeat at the hands of Everton in their last Premier League outing.
The Champions will be hoping to bounce back in style after the disappointing result at Goodison Park, by beating a West Ham side currently just 4 points above the relegation zone.
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Following the 3-1 defeat to Everton on Saturday, Michael Carrick isn’t getting too downhearted. The midfielder admits the result was shocking, but believes it was just a blip and United can still retain the title.
The defeat shouldn’t really have come as a huge surprise. Everton have found their form at just the right (or wrong depending on who you support) stage of the season. David Moyes’ men headed into the game on the back of impressive results against Portuguese side Sporting and league leaders Chelsea.
And while Manchester United have been in impressive form in the league since the turn of the year, their make shift back four has shown to be an Achilles heal on numerous occasions against teams that don’t just sit back and play for a draw. Whenever teams attack United they’ve looked vulnerable without the assured class of Rio Ferdinand and the all action style of Nemanja Vidic.
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Sir Alex Ferguson complimented his players after beating West Ham convincingly at Upton Park.
The fixture has proved to be a tricky one for United in recent seasons, and United’s injury problems threatened to make it even more difficult, but goals from Paul Scholes, Darron Gibson, Antonio Valencia and Wayne Rooney secured the points for Manchester United
“It is always a hard place to come to as we have experienced over the years,” Ferguson told Sky Sports.
“It was a great goal to get (from Scholes) at an important time and it settled us down.”
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What first looked like being a tough away day for Manchester United turned out to be a stroll in the park as they thrashed West Ham 4-0.
A defensive crisis threatened to make the trip to Upton Park harder than it should have been, but united managed to keep a clean sheet as well as find their shooting boots.
Gary Neville and Wes Brown started in central defence, with Darren Fletcher at right back and Patrice Evra on the other flank, before a groin injury forced Neville off early leaving Michael Carrick to come on as a make shift centre half.
Nevertheless, it was United who showed the initiative and carried the attacking threat with the intent of a team hungry to put pressure on league leaders Chelsea.
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Kuszczak – 8 - Edwin who? Kuszczak is deputizing brilliantly in the Dutchman’s absence. One save in particular from a Diamanti free kick stood out from the rest.
Fletcher – 7 - Played as well at right back as he does in midfield. Defended brilliantly. Could have contributed more to the attack.
Neville – 5 - Wasn’t troubled much before a groin injury saw him take an early bath.
Brown – 7 - Nothing to trouble Brown in the air or on the ground today.
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Manchester United lead West Ham United at half time at Upton Park thanks to a trademark volley from Paul Scholes.
It has been a tight affair between two sides struggling with injury, but it was United who carved out the opportunities to score.
The ball fell to Darron Gibson and Paul Scholes on the edge of the box on numerous occasions, but they shot wide of the target.
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Nemanja Vidic is missing for Manchester United through illness.
Gary Neville moves into the centre of defence alongside Wes Brown, whilst Darren Fletcher moves to right back.
Tomasz Kuszczak keeps his place in goal.
Darron Gibson and Anderson are rewarded for their impressive performances against Spurs midweek with starts today. They join Paul Scholes in a three man midfield.
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Venue: Upton Park
Date: Saturday, 5 December 2009
Kick-off: 1500 GMT
Edwin van der Sar returns for Manchester united as they head to Upton Park to take on Gianfranco Zola’s West Ham.
Tomasz Kuszczak has deputised well since van der Sar injured his knee in a collision with Tim Cahill a fortnight ago, but is set to revert back to his bench role for tomorrow’s clash.
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