Manchester United take on West Ham United looking to continue their unique winning record since the start of last season.
Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United go into the game off the back of a vital point at Anfield and will hope to get revenge for the 1-0 defeat the Red Devils suffered at the London Stadium last season.
The Red Devils have suffered 12 defeats this season in all competitions which is the same that they managed throughout the whole of last season.
United, however, may well go into the game with a spring in their step as they look to continue their unique winning run when they travel to the London Stadium for Saturday’s Premier League game.
Unique record
Opta has listed an interesting fact ahead of the midday kick-off against David Moyes’ side which may be the kiss of death or a good omen.
Since last season, on each of the last five occasions that the Red Devils have kicked off a game at 12:30 pm on a Saturday, they have won all five of these games.
This season, United have played Saturday midday just once and recorded a late 1-0 win in West London against Fulham at Craven Cottage, thanks to a Bruno Fernandes winner.
Last season, United played the lunchtime kick-off on four occasions and winning all four. These victories came against Southampton (1-0), Wolves (1-0), Manchester City (2-1) and Everton (2-0).
Tough ask at West Ham
Away at West Ham United, the Red Devils don’t have the greatest of records at the London Stadium recording just three wins in the Premier League at the iconic ground.
A 3-1 win in 2020, a 2-1 win thanks to a late Jesse Lingard goal in 2021 and a 2-0 win thanks to a Zlatan Ibrahimovic volley and a Juan Mata tap-in back in 2017 are the only times the Red Devils have won away against the Hammers since they moved to the new stadium.
United need to be wary
West Ham are currently eighth in the league, just a single point behind the Red Devils and United need to be wary of what they’re coming up against.
Jarrod Bowen has netted 10 times in the Premier League this season for the Hammers and he will be one to keep a close eye on but there’s another name who Red Devils boss Ten Hag will be familiar with.
Since joining the London side in the summer, from Ten Hag’s former club Ajax, Mohammed Kudus has scored five times and assisted once for the Hammers.
Ten Hag, and the United defence, will have to be wary of the threat caused by the Hammers on the counterattack.
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