Man United beat West Ham 3-0 to overcome them for 6th place

Manchester United won against West Ham United 3-0 at Old Trafford, and with its 2^nd straight win in the Premier League, the club is now in the 6^th place with 2 more points than their opponent as that was the Hammers 1^st defeat in their last 7 matches in the league.

Rasmus Hojlund scored the opening goal in the match after a fantastic shot outside the penalty area in the 23^rd minute as the assist gave Casemiro.

4 – On his 21st birthday, Rasmus Højlund has become the youngest player to score in four consecutive Premier League appearances for Manchester United. Fantastic. pic.twitter.com/hxZimOL41T

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 4, 2024

Alejandro Garnacho doubled the Red Devils lead in the 49^th minute after Bruno Fernandes’ assist.

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The unfortunate news from the match for Erik ten Hag’s side came in the 71^st minute when Lisandro Martinez left injured and Raphael Varane replaced him.

Garnacho, with his 2nd goal in the match in the 82nd minute, made it 3-0.

A second goal for Garna, who receives @McTominay10's pass and fires home into the bottom corner! 🎯#MUFC || #MUNWHU https://t.co/HADNdHXfCA pic.twitter.com/4rHlPKD0TV

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 4, 2024

After today’s victory, Man Utd are 6 points behind 5^th Tottenham and 8 points behind 4^th Aston Villa.