Manchester United

MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United beat West Ham United on Sunday, 1-0, at Old Trafford in Premier League action. Although shots on goal were even ...

[Bruno Fernandes](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/124091/Bruno-Fernandes) and [Christian Eriksen](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/144130/Christian-Eriksen) followed by a determined header from [Marcus Rashford](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/230945/Marcus-Rashford) -- deserved to decide the game. [Jadon Sancho](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/259836/Jadon-Sancho). Also dropped by Southgate last season, he was on the bench against West Ham with Ten Hag favouring [Anthony Elanga](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/296622/Anthony-Elanga) on the right of his front three despite injury sidelining [Antony](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/315294/Antony). 10) before closing with a trip to Fulham (Nov. 6), they meet Blackburn Rovers in the domestic cup (Nov. [Qatar](/soccer/team?id=4398) -- but with goals like the one he got here at Old Trafford, he's given himself a good chance of making the squad. [England](/soccer/team?id=448) manager Gareth Southgate, who was watching from the directors' box. [David De Gea](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/108482/david-de-gea) needed to make three fantastic saves at the end to guarantee the points but [Lisandro Martinez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/233937/Lisandro-Martínez) also played his part with a fantastic defensive display in the middle of the back four alongside [Harry Maguire](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/157073/Harry-Maguire), who started a league game for the first time since the 4-0 defeat at [Brentford](/soccer/team?id=337). [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights) [Best/worst performers](#bestworst) [Upcoming fixtures](/soccer/fixtures?league=eng.1) [Report: Man United-West Ham](/soccer/match?gameId=637957)

A first-half header from Marcus Rashford, his 100th goal for Manchester United in all competitions, was enough to earn his side a 1-0 victory over West Ham ...

Happy to make the saves and it's a massive win." "We done a good job, played well, put them under plenty of pressure, we just lacked the final ingredient. "We are disappointed not to score. "It's a great win for us. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story MANCHESTER, England, Oct 30 (Reuters) - A first-half header from Marcus Rashford, his 100th goal for Manchester United in all competitions, was enough to earn his side a 1-0 victory over West Ham United in the Premier League on Sunday.

Marcus Rashford's 100th goal for United was enough earn the Reds three points against the Hammers.

However, on a number of occasions, Diogo Dalot was in the right place at the right time to head clear and ease the pressure on United’s defence. Just when the match was crying out for a piece of quality, and with half-time approaching, Eriksen and Rashford combined to provide it. Bowen, who was a fitness doubt before this one, had the visitors’ first big chance of the match, when being found inside the box by Thilo Kehrer after the right-back skipped past two United defenders, but De Gea reacted well to repel the attacker’s effort. On the hour mark, United looked to respond to further pressure from the Hammers through Ronaldo, but the striker headed over from a cross before slicing a left-footed effort wide. Rashford appeared buoyed by his goal after the break, with the winger cutting inside and fizzing a wicked effort which screamed narrowly wide of the West Ham goal. Ten Hag’s side responded to West Ham’s increased confidence, and a series of crosses from Luke Shaw caused problems for their defence, culminating in a chance for Elanga at the back post which the winger snatched at.