LONDON, Might 7 (Reuters) – A howler by Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea gifted West Ham United three very important factors of their battle in opposition to relegation because the Londoners snatched a 1-0 win within the Premier League on the London Stadium on Sunday.
United are fourth on 63 factors after 34 video games, one forward of Liverpool and with a recreation in hand over the Merseysiders, whereas West Ham are fifteenth on 37 factors, seven forward of third-from-bottom Nottingham Forest.
The guests loved the higher possibilities within the opening half however they went behind when De Gea someway did not preserve out a tame bouncing shot from Mentioned Benrahma that nestled within the backside nook, regardless of the Spaniard getting a robust hand to it.
United have been fortunate to not concede a penalty when Victor Lindelof moved his arm into the trail of a ball throughout the field from Benrahma, however the VAR determined to not award a penalty as the primary half got here to an in depth.
De Gea redeemed himself considerably early within the second half with an excellent response save to disclaim Tomas Soucek, however he appeared shaky once more as Soucek scored with a header within the 73rd minute, solely to see the objective chalked off for offside.
Marcus Rashford and substitute Anthony Martial each pressured saves from Lukasz Fabianski late within the second half however regardless of 10 minutes of stoppage time United couldn’t style a objective and so they slumped to their second league defeat in a row. (Reporting by Philip O’Connor; enhancing by Clare Fallon)
