3) Aerial inferiority costs Manchester United the game
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An early goal from the hammers rattled the nerves of Louis van Gaal’s men, which was evident during the first half. The Red Devils failed to create any chances of their own as they simply couldn’t handle the pressing and high-intensity play from West Ham.
The second half saw the side from Manchester regain composure as they slowly got themselves back into the game. But defending against set pieces always seemed to be a problem. The two late goals came from set-piece deliveries. Only Chris Smalling seemed competent enough to contain Andy Carroll. Appalling defending from the likes of Marcos Rojo and Daley Blind during dead-ball situations cost United dearly.
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