Man United Face a Tricky Fixture Against WestHam at Old Trafford

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Coming up is the first part of the premier league matchday 34 actions. Man United who are currently outside the top 4 and are under serious pressure at the moment, will be hosting a tricky Westham side at Old Trafford, for a chance to close the short gap, as they keep pushing for their major target this season.

Man United have had a great run under Solskjaer, winning most of their games in all competitions and looked destined for the top 4 few weeks ago, but things has quickly changed and they have somehow found themselves 3 points below of the top 4, which makes this fixture a must-win for them, as any result other than the 3 points will further put a dent in their top 4 hopes.

West Ham have nothing to fight for as they have secured their stay in the premier league. Nevertheless, they are aiming to finish as high as possible on the table, which means that they will be going to Old Trafford to get a positive result and also to try to avoid back-to-back defeats as they keep pushing for their target.
On paper, Man United are favorites in this game since they are playing at home.

Man United vs West Ham

This is a very crucial fixture for Man United, as any result from this game could affect top 4 chances.

For Man United, they are playing at home which will give them the necessary confidence for the game even though they haven’t performed great lately. A lot of talking points have been raised about Solskjaer and the results since he was made the permanent manager of the club, this game will be a good fixture for them to get back to winning ways.

For West Ham, they are the underdogs for this game and will be heading to a very difficult ground which makes the tie a very tough one for them. The will try as much as possible to avoid back-to-back defeats which makes this tie a very interesting one as both teams have something to be motivated about.

My Expectations in Terms of Tactics and Gameplay

For Man United, they will possibly setup in a 4-2-3-1 formation. They are not performing great at the moment like they have done during Solskjaers temporal managemnt, but will be looking to change that and get back to winning ways. Their major aim this season is to finish in the top 4 which means that they can’t afford to drop points in this fixture. With that in mind, they will be going all out to try to get the win. They will most likely have more of the ball at home and will want to use the abilities of the attacking players to exploit and hurt the hammers.

For West Ham, they will most likely setup in a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-1-4-1 formation. They are not doing badly this season in terms of their position and will be looking to get a good result in this fixture. Their game plan will be to be as compact as possible and try to capitalize on counter-attacking and set piece opportunities to hurt Man United. They also have very good attacking players and they will be very instrumental in this fixture as well.