Manchester United dominated their series with West Ham United during the tail end of the Sir Alex Ferguson era winning 11 of their 12 Premier League contests against the Hammers covering a span from May 2008 to September 2014.
Since that run however, the Red Devils have been substantially less successful in this specific series, winning just two of their last eight, playing to a draw in four of those matches. In the overall series, United have won 65 times, to go against the Hammers’ 44 victories and 65 draws.
The next meeting in this series comes Saturday evening at Old Trafford. United, coming off a very disappointing loss to Barcelona in the UCL last night, need to recover and adjust quickly as this next fixture will get here shortly.
Let’s take a look at who Ole Gunnar Solskajer may select for his first team in this match.
The Bank Manchester United Starting XI Prediction vs West Ham United (4-3-3)
Attack: Anthony Martial Romelu Lukaku Jesse Lingard
Midfielders: Paul Pogba Fred Scott McTominay
Defenders: Marcos Rojo Chris Smalling Victor Lindelof Diogo Dalot
Goalkeeper: David de Gea
Manchester United vs West Ham United FYIs
Kickoff- Saturday Apr 13, Old Trafford 5:30 pm
Injury report for both sides- go to this link
Form Guide: Manchester United- LWLWW West Ham United- LLWLW
Google Result Probability- Manchester United win 69%, Draw 19%, West Ham United win 12%
Odds via Betfair- Manchester United win 2/5, Draw 4/1, West Ham United 7/1
Prediction: Manchester United 2, West Ham United 1
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