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Goals from Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus in second half seal a 2-0 victory for West Ham against Manchester United

Sitting at eighth place in the rankings, United's record has been lackluster with only one victory in their last seven games across all competitions. In three of their past four matches, they have suffered defeats and, what's worse, failed to score a single goal - a feat that hasn't occurred since 1992. This continues to be a disappointment for Ten Hag, whose grip on his position grows more precarious by the day. Perhaps the first order of business for Jim Ratcliffe after acquiring 25 percent ownership of the club will be addressing this issue.

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Published December 23,2023
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Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus' second-half goals gave West Ham a 2-0 win over Manchester United in the Premier League's early game on Saturday, as the Hammers briefly moved into the top six.

Bowen bundled home from close range in the 72nd minute after a lovely one-two with Lucas Paqueta, who played in Kudus six minutes later to settle the game with a sharp finish.

West Ham, recovering from a bruising 5-1 defeat to Liverpool in the League Cup in midweek, move up to sixth on 30 points and United drop to eighth on 28 points.

The first half was low on quality and its best chance fell to Alejandro Garnacho in the 35th minute, but the winger lost his balance and shot straight at Alphonse Areola.

Bowen broke the deadlock with his 11th league goal of the season, taking Paqueta's dinked ball in his stride before Onana's save rebounded off the forward and into the net.

Paqueta then capitalised on Kobbie Mainoo's mistake to set up Kudus, who fired home past Onana to secure all three points for the hosts.