Manchester United is looking for a bounceback game in the Premier League after the Red Devils' shock loss in their UEFA Champions League opener against Young Boys. But a trip to London Stadium to face an undefeated West Ham team is no easy proposition.
All eyes will be on 36-year-old star Cristiano Ronaldo, who starts a third straight game for Man United. He has already scored three goals over his first two matches since rejoining the club, but manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made it clear that he'll be giving Ronaldo his breaks eventually. This will not be one of those moments with Edinson Cavani only expected to make his return next week.
One thing that Ronaldo and Manchester United have going for them is that they played their European midweek match on Tuesday and will have two extra days of rest compared to Europa League participants West Ham, which won 2-0 in Croatia on Thursday. But the Hammers rested a few projected starters, while others played limited minutes.
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These two teams will face off again on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup (League Cup). That match is single elimination match and will be held at Old Trafford.
Sporting News will be following the West Ham vs. Manchester United match live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights clips as they happen.
West Ham vs. Manchester United live score
| 1H | 2H | Final | |
| West Ham | 0 | — | — |
| Manchester United | 0 | — | — |
Goals:
(All times Eastern)
6th min.: Paul Pogba on the ground after a clash with Kurt Zouma and Pogba has to limp off the field after getting treatment. But he's back on shortly after.
Kurt Zouma - one of Pogba's best friends in football – with the challenge. Seemed fine, but might have aggravated an old injury for the United midfielder. He's off for treatment.
— Carl Anka (@Ankaman616) September 19, 2021
0-0, 6 mins.
3rd min.: Vladimir Coufal escorts the ball out of play thinking it'd be a goal kick for West Ham, and it was a corner instead. Fortunately for him, nothing comes of it.
1st min.: We're off. Man United in the same blue road kits the team wore against Young Boys.
8:59 a.m.: A minute of heartfelt applause for an England legend:
. @WestHam tribute to Jimmy Greaves pic.twitter.com/iXGfXRhmFu
— Ian Abrahams (Moose) (@BroadcastMoose) September 19, 2021
8:43 a.m.: Of course they would:
West Ham fans behind the goal are cheering every time Ronaldo misses the target in the warm up. #WHUMUN pic.twitter.com/eLmUfD1uiw
— Charlotte Duncker (@CharDuncker) September 19, 2021
8:41 a.m.: West Ham will be keying in on this guy:
Cristiano Ronaldo’s last 3 appearances in all competitions:
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) September 19, 2021
️ ️ vs. Ireland
️ ️ vs. Newcastle United
️ vs. BSC Young Boys
Arrives in the capital in fine form. pic.twitter.com/uH1k2USb5U
6:57 a.m.: Manchester United are currently on an incredible unbeaten run in Premier League road games: 28 matches and counting, the longest ever undefeated run. Per Sky Sports, the Red Devils have conceded just 19 goals in those 28 matches, keeping 13 clean sheets in the process. Their last loss? A 2-0 setback on January 19, 2020 vs. Liverpool.
𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱-𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘀.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 29, 2021
28 top-flight games unbeaten on the road. #MUFC pic.twitter.com/9NopndVLVg
6:22 a.m.: West Ham will be wearing black armbands for the match in honor of English football legend Jimmy Greaves, who passed away Sunday:
West Ham have confirmed that ahead of the match this afternoon vs Manchester United there will be a minutes applause for the late great Jimmy Greaves and the players will wear black armbands in tribute to the former Hammer #WHUMUN #RIPJimmyGreaves pic.twitter.com/07e6UTpa0s
— Tom Clark (@_thomasjclark) September 19, 2021
West Ham vs. Manchester United: Starting lineups
Cristiano Ronaldo gets the start and is likely facing a midweek rest with Uruguayan center forward Edinson Cavani expected back for Wednesday's Carabao Cup (League Cup) match, also against West Ham. Scott McTominay makes his return to the starting lineup alongside Fred in central midfield.
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Marcus Rashford and Amad Diallo are out injured, and defender Phil Jones and goalkeeper Dean Henderson are nearing a return and could be additions to the bench on Wednesday.
Manchester United starting lineup (4-2-3-1, left to right): 1-David De Gea-GK — 23-Luke Shaw, 5-Harry Maguire, 19-Raphael Varane, 29-Aaron Wan-Bissaka — 17-Fred, 39-Scott McTominay — 6-Paul Pogba, 18-Bruno Fernandes, 11-Mason Greenwood — 7-Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United subs (9): 22-Tom Heaton-GK, 3-Eric Bailly, 20-Diogo Dalot, 31-Nemanja Matic, 34-Donny van de Beek, 8-Juan Mata, 14-Jesse Lingard, 25-Jadon Sancho, 9-Anthony Martial
West Ham will be missing the suspended Michail Antonio with Jarrod Bowen slotting in at center forward. The likes of Angelo Ogbonna and Vladimir Coufal were rested in midweek, and Said Benrahma played just 38 minutes off the bench against Dinamo Zagreb. Nikola Vlasic (69 minutes in midweek) will get his first Premier League start after the abbreviated minutes he logged in Zagreb.
West Ham starting lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): 1-Lukasz Fabianski-GK — 3-Aaron Cresswell, 21-Angelo Ogbonna, 4-Kurt Zouma, 5-Vladimir Coufal — 41-Declan Rice, 28-Tomas Soucek — 11-Nikola Vlasic, 22-Said Benrahma, 8-Pablo Fornals — 20-Jarrod Bowen
West Ham subs (9): 13-Alphonse Areola-GK, 15-Craig Dawson, 23-Issa Diop, 24-Ryan Fredericks, 26-Arthur Masuaku, 16-Mark Noble, 33-Alex Kral, 10-Manuel Lanzini, 7-Andriy Yarmolenko
How to watch West Ham vs. Manchester United
- Date: Sunday, Sept. 19
- Time: 9 a.m. ET
- TV channel: NBCSN
- Spanish-language TV: Telemundo
- Live stream: fuboTV
The match will be broadcast on NBCSN (English) and Telemundo (Spanish), both of which can be streamed on fuboTV (free 7-day trial) .