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MANCHESTER UNITED V WEST HAM UNITED LIVE UPDATES - LATEST PREMIER LEAGUE SCORE

Premier League / Matchday 23
Old Trafford / 22.01.2022
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Pete Sharland

Updated 22/01/2022 at 16:54 GMT


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FORMATIONAL OBSERVATION
It's 4-2-3-1 in possession for United, with Fernandes as the 10, and 4-3-3 out of it, with Fernandes dropping to the left of McTominay who sits as the six.
1st Half
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KICK OFF
We're underway.
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THE PLAYERS ARE OUT
The anticipation builds.
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FIVE MINUTES TO KICK OFF
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TEN MINUTES TO GO!
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QUARTER OF AN HOUR TO KICK OFF
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LAST TIME OUT...
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RANGNICK'S PREVIEW
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TEAM LINE-UPS
With half an hour to kick off, here are the two teams for those that missed them:
Man Utd: de Gea, Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Telles, McTominay, Fred, Fernandes, Greenwood, Ronaldo, Elanga.
West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Zouma, Dawson, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Bowen, Lanzini, Fornals, Antonio.
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PREMIER LEAGUE DEBUT IN A HAMMERS SHIRT FOR AREOLA
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RANGNICK'S PROGRAMME NOTES
From Simon Stone.
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WEST HAM TEAM ANALYSIS
No real surprises from David Moyes either, keeping his favoured 4-2-3-1 despite some rumours that he'd switch to a back five. Tomas Soucek and Michail Antonio are the most notable threats aerially and in front of goal, and the Czech will have licence to make late arrivals in the box as Declan Rice holds the midfield. Pablo Fornals will drift inside off the left to support Manuel Lanzini in the 10 position, and Jarrod Bowen will also cut in onto his left peg to allow for Coufal and Cresswell to overlap either side and get crosses in for Antonio and Soucek to attack. Zouma is partnered by Craig Dawson, and the 31-year old will need the Frenchman's pace to help him when he becomes isolated against either Elanga or Greenwood. Alphonse Areola is between the sticks as Lukasz Fabianski misses out.
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MANCHESTER UNITED TEAM ANALYSIS
As aforementioned, no surprise from Rangnick as he keeps constant the 4-3-3 that produced two good performances at Villa Park and at Brentford. Fred and Scott McTominay persist in the engine room, with Bruno Fernandes in a more balanced role as an eight. Anthony Elanga keeps his place on the left after his goal in west London, and he'll look to use his tricky feet and pace to get the better of Vladimir Coufal. Mason Greenwood will seek to cut inside onto his left to create shooting opportunities, giving Diogo Dalot the space to maraud forwards on the overlap. Harry Maguire should be covered well by the recovery pace of Raphael Varane, and David de Gea, of course, starts in goal. Cristiano Ronaldo is in up top after last-ditch neck treatment, but Rangnick has ruled that the veteran is fit enough to start here.
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TEAM NEWS
No surprises from Ralf Rangnick as he plumps for the same side that overcame Brentford in midweek, bar Harry Maguire who returns at centre-back. Jadon Sancho and Victor Lindelof are omitted from the squad for personal reasons, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Luke Shaw continue to be ruled out for illness and injury respectively. For West Ham, Said Benrahma doesn't make the squad despite returning early from the African Cup of Nations, and Kurt Zouma makes his return after a spell on the sidelines.