Benjamin Sesko got here off the bench to attain a 96th-minute equaliser to earn Manchester United a 1–1 draw in opposition to West Ham in Tuesday’s Premier League fixture on the London Stadium.
The end result preserved Michael Carrick’s unbeaten begin as United’s interim supervisor, as his facet snatched some extent simply seconds from defeat in opposition to a struggling West Ham outfit.
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West Ham struck 5 minutes after the restart when Soucek met Jarrod Bowen’s low cross with a deft flick from shut vary, punishing United’s gradual reactions on the again. Luke Shaw and Kobbie Mainoo have been each caught flat-footed because the transfer unfolded.
United struggled for rhythm for a lot of the competition and have been starved of service within the first half, although they went shut by means of Luke Shaw, whose effort from a Bruno Fernandes nook was cleared off the road by Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Amad Diallo additionally fired into the facet netting from a decent angle earlier than the break.
Carrick’s males thought that they had equalised on 63 minutes, however Casemiro’s header was dominated out for offside following a VAR assessment. United dominated the closing levels, with Joshua Zirkzee heading inches broad in stoppage time earlier than Sesko lastly struck.
Bryan Mbeumo delivered a teasing cross from the appropriate, and Sesko calmly guided his end previous West Ham goalkeeper Mads Hermansen from 10 yards to grab a late level.
The draw saved Manchester United in fourth place within the Premier League, one level forward of fifth-placed Chelsea within the race for Champions League qualification.
