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If you were one of the near 60,000 West Ham supporters in attendance at the home defeat by Manchester United, or indeed one of the huge amount of Hammers fans watching on TV, you might well be feeling extremely hard done by, but don't kick the dog or the cat.

If you did so you would only feel guilty, in addition to being a cruel person, we wonder if Mark Noble's pet hound has headed for the hills before his master returns, although we are in no way insinuating Mark Noble is cruel to pets, he's only cruel to fans!

This game at the London 'Bowl' had everything, played out in front of an enthusiastic crowd the visitors emerged as 2-1 victors. Realistically most home fans feared the worst from a Manchester United team featuring their talisman Cristiano Ronaldo, Hammers obviously were without theirs, Michail Antonio.

West Ham: Fabiański, Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice (c), Souček, Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma, Vlašić Subs: Areola (GK), Fredericks, Dawson, Diop, Král, Noble, Lanzini, Masuaku, Yarmolenko,
Manchester: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire (c), Varane, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, Fernandes, Pogba, Greenwood, Ronaldo Subs: Heaton (GK), Bailly, Dalot, Matic, van de Beek, Mata, Lingard, Sancho, Martial