Declan Rice 7, Jarrod Bowen 8; Paul Pogba 6, Marcus Rashford 8: West Ham v Manchester United player ratings

Blistering 13-minute burst sees Red Devils come back from a goal down to win 3-1 at the London Stadium

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Manchester United roared back to beat West Ham 3-1 on Saturday and climb into the top four of the Premier League as fans returned to the English top-flight for the first time in nine months.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men fell behind at the London Stadium but a three-goal blitz from Paul Pogba, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford turned the tables at the London Stadium.

United, who have won nine successive league games on the road, are now fourth in the table, one point ahead of Manchester City, who earlier cruised past Fulham 2-0.

United, who started with Bruno Fernandes and Rashford on the bench, were second best in the first half and fell behind to a Tomas Soucek goal seven minutes before half-time following a Declan Rice flick-on header.

But, with 2,000 fans inside the ground, Solskjaer threw on Rashford and Fernandes for the start of the second half and United were a changed side.

Pogba equalised in the 65th minute with a superb strike from distance and minutes later United were ahead, Greenwood turning and firing home in the area.

Rashford struck a post as United looked to extend their lead, and it was the England striker who made it 3-1, 12 minutes from time.

After the match, Solskjaer said: "Football is up and down. First half we struggled to keep up with their counter attack and set plays.

"We gave the ball away too often. Poor first half, second half of course the goal changes the mood, the first one. Great goal by Paul.

At the moment we know there are things we need to improve on, some simple passes in the first half but the second half that quality came back and all three goals were exceptional."

Pogba's excellent finish from outside the box eventually stood following a VAR review to check whether goalkeeper Dean Henderson's long clearance to Rashford had curled out of play and then back in.

Hammers manager David Moyes was unhappy at the decision. "I think we played really well in patches. It we get the second goal it changes the game," he said. "Then we got a decision that went against us. But when you get disappointments you need to recover quickly.

"The ball was over my head. I had the best view. It wad definitely over the line. The players all knew. That really changes the game."

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