6 mins: Aaron Cresswell sends a throw in to Pablo Fornals who’s tackled quickly by Greenwood deep in Man Utd’s own half. Another throw in comes to Michail Antonio who gets tackled by Diogo Dalot. He feeds it up to Bruno Fernandes who drives down the right side before switching the play across the pitch. Jarrod Bowen spots the play early and intercepts the ball. He carries it into the box but gets stopped by a heavy tackle from Harry Maguire.

3 mins: Declan Rice goes on a driving run into the box and has a shot blocked by Raphael Varane.

Chance! West Ham knock the ball back to Craig Dawson who sends a poor pass into the feet of Bruno Fernandes. Man Utd fly up the pitch with Fernandes slipping the ball across to Mason Greenwood. He brings it into the box and cuts onto his left foot. Kurt Zouma holds his ground and blocks the shot when it comes. Good defending.

Kick off: West Ham take control of the ball early on. Alex Telles tracks Jarrod Bowen all the way into the middle of the pitch as West Ham attempt to work the ball into the box from the right side. Telles is too forceful in his tackle and gives away an early free kick.

Here come the teams. Manchester United will move into the top four if they can beat West Ham today. The Hammers meanwhile would close the gap on Chelsea to four points if they pick up all three points.

Only Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah have contributed more Premier League assists this season than Jarrod Bowen’s seven. However, Bowen has only scored three goals in his 43 top-flight away appearances.

No side has scored more goals from corners since the start of 2020 in the Premier League than West Ham, with 24.

There have been 71 goals scored in West Ham’s Premier League matches this season, a tally beaten only by games involving Liverpool.

Manchester United have had 115 corners this season but are the only side yet to score from one in the top flight this season.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored six goals in his last five Premier League appearances against West Ham.

West Ham have lost all three of their Premier League away fixtures this season against other teams who begin the week in the top half of the table.

Failure to win would bring David Moyes level with Harry Redknapp on 15 Premier League away visits to Old Trafford as a manager without ever earning three points.

Moyes is winless in each of his last 44 Premier League away games as a manager against the established big six clubs since his Everton side won 2-1 at Manchester City in December 2010.

Manchester United beat Brentford in midweek but are yet to win consecutive fixtures under Ralf Rangnick. They are in danger of losing their first two home league matches in a year for the first time since 1985 under Ron Atkinson.

United could also suffer three consecutive Premier League defeats in Saturday 3pm kick-offs for the first time if they lose today.

West Ham have won just seven of the 51 Premier League meetings between the teams.

Manchester United have triumphed in 20 of their 25 Premier League home games versus the Hammers and are unbeaten in 13 against them at Old Trafford since a 1-0 defeat in May 2007.

This is just the fifth time in the Premier League that West Ham face Manchester United while sitting above them in the table. However, the Hammers have failed to win any of the previous such games.

West Ham have failed to score multiple goals in each of their last 35 away games versus United in all competitions since a 3-2 top-flight victory in August 1986.