Five Talking Points from Manchester United's 3-1 victory over West Ham

Valencia needs to work on his final ball

On the evidence of the past few weeks at least, it certainly looks as though Valencia is getting back to the player he once was. Against West Ham, he created lot of very good openings, but his final ball was found wanting. There were moments in the game, when it looked as though Valencia had done all the hard work of beating his man and opening up the space for a cross, but unfortunately more often than he ended up missing his mark.

Against Aston Villa, although he was a constant menace on the right, his final ball was inconsistent and it was the same against the Hammers as well. Although some of his link-up play with Rafael has been almost telepathic, the Ecuadorian winger surely has to work on his final ball, because, unlike the Hammers, the rest of the League won’t be such obliging opponents.