DBasia.news – Manchester United returned to the pace of victory when they hosted West Ham United at Old Trafford in Week 34 of the Premier League, Saturday (4/13) evening.
In the match which ended in a thin 2-1 score, the three points of the home side were successfully confirmed through two Paul Pogba penalties in the 19th and 80th minutes, the Hammers’ replied goals scored by Felipe Anderson in the 49th minute became meaningless .
Despite succeeding in picking three crucial points, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the team manager believes the appearance shown by the visitors was still far better than the Red Devils.
“Sometimes, you really can get more than what you deserve. This is evident in this match. Same as when United managed to beat Watford last month,” Solskjaer said as quoted by Goal.
“Luckily today we are not dealing with Barcelona, but West Ham is playing very well. Even better than Manchester United and also creating some golden opportunities,” added the 46-year-old man.
Victory over West Ham has made United’s chances of ending the season in the top four still open, they also managed to rise one place to fifth position shifting Arsenal who will challenge Watford on Tuesday (16/4) WIB.
Closing the conversation, Solskjaer also praised the appearance of David de Gea who returned to appear heroic and saved his team from defeat.
“Manchester United have the best goalkeeper in the world. The rescue he did was fantastic. David De Gea was the key to the team’s victory in this match, as the players had difficulty creating a lot of goal opportunities,” he explained.