Manchester United vs West Ham: Confident Rashford takes United closer to top-four hopes

Manchester United vs West Ham ended in a dramatic way as Marcus Rashford clinched the winner at the dead-end of the match.

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Niladri Biswas
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Manchester United vs West Ham ended in a dramatic way as Marcus Rashford clinched the winner at the dead-end of the match. Which took Man United to the top 4 in the league table. The 24-year-old English striker came on as a substitute in the 62nd minutes of the match and since then was involved in the match.

Manchester United started in a bright way with a lot of positive attacks and good tactical plays. Cristiano Ronaldo's attempt to meet Bruno Fernandes' cross was one of the best chances of the first half. While the Portuguese forward also had a soft shout for a penalty waved away.

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Marcus Rashford. Photo- The Peoples Person

Manchester United vs West Ham: 2nd Half

Fred was getting on the nerves of Alphonse Areola in the second half; On the other side, Jarrod Bowen troubled De Gea as his effort got rippled past the side-netting. Also, Raphael Varane and Tomas Soucek both saw their headers from corners narrowly go away from the target.

However, it all happened in the final minute of stoppage time, Man United took ownership of three points as all three second-half substitutes combined. Cristiano Ronaldo poked the ball into Anthony Martial, who laid it in the path of Edinson Cavani. The Uruguayan timed his run to perfection before passing it to Marcus Rashford; Who put it at the back post with the simplest of tap-ins.

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