Manchester United 2-1 West Ham United: 5 talking points from the game

3] Concerning lack of possession:

Ole and his team have got their works cut out

United’s worrying form is appalling and they again looked far from their best. United couldn’t break West Ham's stubborn defence in open play and required two penalties to edge past the Hammers. Solksjaer’s side has emerged as a brilliant counter-attacking outfit and are dangerous on the break.

The drive, technical nous, and creativity of Paul Pogba behind the scary pace of Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford have meant they are lethal when teams are ready to have a go at them which leaves spaces for the aforementioned players to run into. The second goal stemmed up from a similar situation when Pogba sent Martial through on goal which resulted in Fredricks bringing Martial down to give a penalty away.

As the home side, you would expect United to have a greater share of possession but United couldn’t maintain possession in spite of various technicians and quality players in their line up. They have had similar issues against Watford and Wolves, games in which they have struggled to have a sustained period of dominance.

This will be a huge headache for Ole and his team going ahead with his team surrendering possession cheaply and find it harder to keep the ball.