It was 72nd minute and the score was still 0-0 at the Olympic stadium in London. Manchester United had 65% possession of the ball and controlled the midfield throughout the game but in that minute, a touch of Brazilian magic was enough to deny all the effort and bring the lead to West Ham. Lucas Paqueta made a superb assist to Jarrod Bowen, who got help from Andre Onana’s poor save and tapped in from the second effort for the lead. The Brazilian midfielder was brought by West Ham in August 2022 for 42 million euros and this season he scored five goals and added four assists in 25 matches. On the contrary, that same month, Manchester United brought in Antony, Casemiro and Eriksen to boost their midfield and paid a combined sum of 165 million euros for them. So far this season, all three of them have five goals (Casemiro four, Eriksen one) and three assists. And another West Ham signing from this season Mohammed Kudus added the second goal minutes later for the final 2-0 win and push to the sixth place at the table.Man United have now lost 13 games across all competitions this season, the most before Christmas 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝟯𝟬 🤯Nightmare. pic.twitter.com/xDsY4DgeLR— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) December 23, 2023 After winning against Chelsea 2-0 on December 6th, the Red Devils lost to Bournemouth and Bayern, before earning a surprise draw in Liverpool (0-0). For the most part of this match they played well and prevented the home team from creating some proper chances, but in the end the quality of Paqueta and his wonderful move decided the game. The guests were again unable to score the goal and it was obvious to everybody at the stadium that the game would probably end 1-0, but the Ghana midfielder capitalized on a terrible mistake by youngster Mainoo and confirmed the victory.MORE TO FOLLOW….PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 18Friday Aston Villa – Sheffield United 1-1 (0-0)/Zaniolo 90+7 – Archer 87/Saturday West Ham – Man.Utd. 2-0 (0-0)/Bowen 72, Kudus 78/18.00: (1.68) Fulham (3.70) Burnley (5.40)18.00: (1.85) Tottenham (3.80) Everton (4.50)18.00: (2.90) Nott.Forest (3.45) Bournemouth (2.55)18.00: (5.90) Luton (3.90) Newcastle (1.67)20.30: (2.45) Liverpool (3.50) Arsenal (3.00)Sunday 16.00: (4.00) Wolverhampton (3.60) Chelsea (2.00)***odds are subject to change
