3-0! The Argentine teenager scored twice to help Manchester United beat West Ham United and comfort the victims of the plane crash at home
On February 4, 2024, Beijing time, the English Premier League ushered in a key match in the 23rd round, with Manchester United facing the visiting West Ham United at Old Trafford. The game is a big game for Manchester United, and today is the 66th anniversary of the Munich air disaster, and the players will also wear black armbands. If they can win at home, Manchester United can not only console Scher with a victory, but also directly overtake their opponents West Ham United and jump to sixth place in the table.
Although in the last 55 meetings, Manchester United have an absolute advantage with 33 wins, 13 draws and 9 defeats. However, in the previous two meetings, West Ham United have won two in a row. In terms of self-confidence, the "Hammers" are not afraid of Manchester United at all. Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of the game, David Moyes was confident that his side would perform the same way they did in the first leg of the season against Manchester United. However, the absences of Paqueta and Antonio due to injury have caused the team's creativity to decline.
After a short period of mutual testing at the beginning, the two conveniences accelerated one after another and began a battle of opening and closing. In the 10th minute, West Ham were awarded a corner in front of the goal, which Ward-Prowse took and Soucek jumped to head the ball but was saved sideways by a focused Onana. In the 14th minute of the game, B Fei took a shot from the edge of the penalty area, and the ball was also saved by Areola.
In the 23rd minute of the game, the deadlock on the field was finally rewritten. Hojlen won the ball on the edge of the box and slid past Ager before firing a powerful right-footed shot past Areola's goal and making it 1-0.
After taking the lead, United consciously shrank their line and played counter-attacks. Although the move allowed West Ham to gain more possession, United's airtight defence did not allow West Ham to create a particularly dangerous situation. West Ham had 12 shots three times as many as United in the half, but failed to find the back of the net. The absence of Antonio and Paqueta has indeed made West Ham United a little less capable of breaking the game.
After a 15-minute half-time break, the two sides changed sides and fought again. West Ham United, which was behind the score, still held high the banner of attack, but unexpectedly, the defense was on fire again, allowing Manchester United to widen the point difference. In the 49th minute of the game, Manchester United instigated an attack in front, B Fei divided the ball to the right side of the penalty area, Garnacho cut past the defender and shot hard, the ball grazed Nayev's body and changed the line, directly into the goal net, and the score was rewritten to 2-0.
After rounding out a series of attacks from West Ham, United looked for another late stage to extend the score to 3-0. In the 84th minute of the game, Manchester United played a quick 3-on-2 counterattack in front, and Garnacho, who rushed to the opponent's penalty area, volleyed home after receiving McTominay's ball, and scored a brace.
With a whistle from the referee, the game ended. Thanks to Hojlen's goal and Garnacho's brace, United beat West Ham United 3-0 at home. While overtaking his opponent in the standings and rising to the top 6 in the league, he also avenged the "revenge of one arrow" from the previous two defeats.