Rasmus Hojlund and Alejandro Garnacho fire Man Utd to win over West Ham
Manchester United’s young stars did the business against West Ham (Martin Rickett/PA)
Rasmus Hojlund celebrated his 21st birthday in style as the summer signing’s fine opener and a brace from fellow young gun Alejandro Garnacho fired Manchester United to a 3-0 win against West Ham.
Fresh from 18-year-old Kobbie Mainoo’s stoppage-time stunner settling Thursday’s chaotic contest at Wolves, the Red Devils’ talented young talents came to the fore once more.
Summer signing Hojlund rifled United ahead with his fourth Premier League goal in as many games, with 19-year-old Garnacho then seeing an effort deflect in off Nayef Aguerd before firing home United’s third against David Moyes’ Hammers.
Alejandro Garnacho’s brace rounded off a comfortable home win for Manchester United (Martin Rickett/PA)
The goalscorers and Thursday’s matchwinner Mainoo mimicked West Ham forward Mohammed Kudus’ celebration after Garnacho’s first goal, sitting together on the advertising hoardings.
It provided a fantastic image of three young talents that offer hope for a bright future at United, whose season has been bumpy for the most part but is starting to show signs of improvement.
The only negative for Erik Ten Hag’s side was the injury that saw a grimacing Lisandro Martinez replaced with 20 minutes remaining.
Sunday’s match was the closest home fixture to the 66th anniversary of the Munich air disaster on February 6.
Erik ten Hag (left) and David Moyes marked the anniversary of the Munich air disaster (Martin Rickett/PA)
Ten Hag and Moyes, United managers present and past, carried wreaths on to the field before kick-off as all inside Old Trafford remembered the 23 people, including eight players, who died in 1958.
A slow start soon turned into an
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