On his 21st birthday, Rasmus Hojlund celebrated by scoring in his fourth consecutive Premier League match at Old Trafford as Manchester United defeated West Ham 3-0. In addition, Alejandro Garnacho scored twice, leaving the visitors to lament a string of unrealized opportunities. United moves up over their rivals to take sixth place in the Premier League standings, six points behind Tottenham in fourth.

At Old Trafford, Manchester United easily defeated West Ham 3-0 thanks to two goals from Alejandro Garnacho.

United were clinical, while the Hammers had more possession in the opposition goal than the hosts but were unable to convert it.

Halfway through the first half, Casemiro outran James Ward-Prowse to push the ball into Rasmus Hojlund’s path, setting up the first goal. The Danish international scored in the Premier League for the fourth time in a row after dodging Nayef Aguerd and hitting a low shot into the corner.

Three minutes after the restart, Emerson squandered a fantastic opportunity for the Hammers. It proved costly, as the hosts increased their lead in just sixty seconds. Garnacho cut inside the Italian, then struck a shot that deflected off Aguerd and out of reach for Lukasz Fabianski.

Diogo Dalot produced a brilliant sliding challenge to deny Jarrod Bowen, which ended the Hammers’ best chance to tie the score, and they quickly found themselves farther behind.

After losing possession of the ball in midfield to fellow replacement Scott McTominay, who slid a ball for Garnacho to direct into the net, Kalvin Phillips maintained his awful start to his loan move.

Seeing Lisandro Martinez, who has missed a significant portion of the season due to a foot ιnjury, hobble off with a knee issue in the second half was the one unfortunate event on a fantastic day for Erik Ten Hag’s team.

With the victory, the Red Devils move up to sixth place in the Premier League standings, surpassing West Ham.