West Ham v Man United player ratings: Paqueta 8, Kudus 8; Fernandes 5, Hojlund 4

Goals from Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus enough to beat Erik Ten Hag's toothless team

Alphonse Areola 6/10

WEST HAM RATINGS: Untroubled for the most part in dealing with shots from the visitors. Great block with his legs from Garnacho on the half-hour. Made a hash of a tame shot from Mainoo shortly afterwards to concede a corner. AFPShow less

Vladimir Coufal 6/10

Good defensive header to clear danger on 40. Put in a pretty solid shift against Garnacho, who was the greatest threat in a generally toothless Man United attack. AFP

Kurt Zouma 7/10

Unflappable and unfancy. Showed good strength to hold up Hojlund when he tried to make a break in box. Clever clearance to deny Garnacho a chance when the Man United forward well-placed in the six-yard box. AFPShow less

Konstantinos Mavropanos 6/10

Crucial interception to cut out a pass to Hojlund and prevent a one-on-one with the keeper. Poor positioning at times and caught ball-watching when Garnacho made a dangerous break. Action Images

Emerson 7/10

Stinging drive straight at Onana early on. Surging break on 51 minutes. Might have done better with his pass when freed by Bowen in the box on 54 minutes. Kept Antony pretty quiet. EPA

Tomas Soucek 6/10

Good defensive header to clear danger on 40 minutes. Solid shift to keep things tight in the middle for the Hammers. AP

Mohammed Kudus 8/10

His buzzing energy was a constant threat. He seemed to pop up everywhere on the pitch. Electric running really unsettled Man United and his beautifully taken goal was just reward for his performance. APShow less

Edson Alvarez 7/10

Good work to put Fernandes under pressure as he attempted a header at goal from the edge of the box just after the break. Great effort to snuff out a dangerous Garnacho break. Snuffed out danger and distributed the ball well. AFPShow less

Lucas Paqueta 8/10

His switch from the left to the false-nine role changed the game. Vision and quality to dink a beautiful left-footed ball to tee up Bowen for the opener. His perfectly weighted pass freed Kudus for the second. APShow less

Jarrod Bowen 7/10

Always getting into dangerous areas. Nearly scored from a corner with a fierce header. Poacher's goal for the opener to continue his fine vein of goal-scoring form. AFP

James Ward-Prowse 7/10

His precise delivery was always a danger at set-pieces. Lovely, curling long pass to set Kudus free wide on right in first half. Great corner that Bowen connected with to force a fine save from Onana. AFPShow less

Pablo Fornals N/A

SUBS: (For Bowen 88') PA

Ben Johnson N/A

(For Kudus 90+4') Reuters

Andre Onana 5/10

MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: Three attempts on his goal in the first seven minutes, though only one save needed. Pressed aggressively by Ward Prowse. Tipped Bowen’s header but nervy moments when he tried to play ball out. Didn’t come out aggressively enough for West Ham’s opener. Getty ImagesShow less

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 6/10

Neat interactions and defended well alongside a debutant. Little going forward, like his non-scoring team. Action Images

Willy Kambwala 6/10

The teen was one of United’s best players on his debut. Handled the ball well, fantastic block on Paqueta. Helped by the lads alongside him. PA

Jonny Evans 6/10

Mature head needed among the youngsters and cut a cross out on 35 to stop an excellent West Ham chance. Taken out by Zouma. On a yellow when he wrapped his body around Paqueta. Got away with a risky back pass to Onana. PAShow less

Luke Shaw 7/10

More involved than any player on the pitch and played through West Ham’s press comfortably. At the other end, whipped a dangerous ball into a well-defended box. Booked after 95 minutes. Getty Images

Scott McTominay 5/10

Quiet, despite the fact his side controlled possession and the tempo of the game for an hour. But what does that mean when the team plays terribly and loses for the 13th time this season? Action ImagesShow less

Kobbie Mainoo 5/10

A rare United shot on target after 39 minutes fumbled away. Lovely ball to Shaw on 48 – he can pick a pass. But big mistake for West Ham’s second goal. AFP

Antony 4/10

Errant passing and poor overall, though he twice found Garnacho to set up the first half’s best chances. He’s looking like a colossal waste of money. AFP

Bruno Fernandes 5/10

Captain of a side who played terribly. Moaned much. Played in Hojlund on 20. Yellow carded. Getty Images

Alejandro Garnacho 5/10

Best chances of the first half, but couldn’t sort his feet out and dragged his shot. Hit a shot that was deflected on to the roof of the net. Has to do better. Ran at pace, dropped his shoulder, but he’s playing in a team who don’t score. EPAShow less

Rasmus Hojlund 4/10

Didn’t get in the game. It’s not just the Dane who doesn’t score, United haven’t scored in four games now and have only 18 in 18 league games. EPA

Marcus Rashford 5/10

SUBS: (For Hojlund 57'). Did little. AFP

Facundo Pellistri 5/10

(For Antony 73'). Came on just after his team had gone behind. United’s response was limp. AFP

Sergio Reguilon N/A

(For Kambwala 84'). Reuters

Christian Eriksen N/A

(For Garnacho 85'). It’s good that he’s back. AFP

Late goals from Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus were enough to see off struggling Manchester United as West Ham grabbed a 2-0 victory at the London Stadium.

Striker Bowen notched his 12th goal of the campaign and Ghanaian winger Kudus got his seventh in 12 games as United were condemned to a 20th defeat of 2023, their worst tally in 34 years.

Erik ten Hag's team haven't scored a goal in six hours and 46 minutes of action. That's worse than any other Premier League side and it was their 13th defeat in their last 26 matches.

The makeshift visitors' line-up again included youngster Kobbie Mainoo and 19-year-old Congolese centre-back Willy Kambwala made his first appearance for the club as Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane are all on the Old Trafford casualty list.

After a lifeless first 72 minutes Bowen finally broke the deadlock and six minutes later Kudus added a second.

Ten Hag brought on Marcus Rashford for the ineffective Rasmus Hojlund just before the hour.

But it was Bowen who made the breakthrough when he played the ball to Lucas Paqueta, collected the return pass and bundled the ball in off keeper Andre Onana.

And Brazil star Paqueta was the creator once more with his fifth assist in a row in the Premier League.

He slipped in Kudus to kill off United with a fine low finish to deepen the gloom surrounding Ten Hag’s sorry side.

West Ham's Bowen said after the game: "We had our chances and one thing about us is that we keep chipping and plugging away to get the goal and we got the first goal and then did really well to get the second one.

"Last few weeks Lucas [Paqueta] had five assists. All of us want to score goals and be the creative spark. We're enjoying our football and one we knew how important today was to go into Christmas in the top six-seven and all we can do is keep winning games."

Manchester United manager Ten Hag told BBC Match of the Day: "I think it was a decent 72 minutes where we didn't take our chances. We should've gone in the lead but we didn't and then it was one moment of switching off."

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