Man United 3-1 West Ham: Key stats & player ratings
Man United 3-1 West Ham
Manchester United cruised to a comfortable victory over West Ham as they returned to winning ways at Old Trafford and make amends for the double defeats they suffered against Everton and Newcastle.
Danny Welbeck, Adnan Januzaj and Ashley Young all found the back of the net for the Red Devils as United dominated the game from start to finish, with Carlton Cole’s late strike proving nothing more than a consolation.
Manchester United
David De Gea (5) Was a bystander for the majority of the game and failed to make the only save he was required to do.
Rafael (21) Made two interceptions and completed 86% of his passes.
Patrice Evra (-1) Made four clearances, but only won one of his four attempted tackles
Chris Smalling (22) Won all four of his headed duels and made nine clearances.
Jonny Evans (30) Made nine clearances and won three out of his five aerial duels.
Phil Jones (60) Completed 93% of his 71 attempted passes and made six successful clearances in an accomplished performance.
Tom Cleverley (37) Only misplaced one of his 55 attempted passes and even managed a couple of shots himself.
Antonio Valencia (1) Only connected with two of his seven attempted crosses and conceded two fouls.
Adnan Januzaj (42) Scored with one of his five attempts at goal and completed 89% of his passes, Shame he blotted his copybook with a booking for diving.
Wayne Rooney (80) Completed both of his take-on attempts and had two shots on goal, as well as claiming two assists.
Danny Welbeck (41) Scored with his only attempt on goal and completed 82% of his passes before his substitution with injury.
Subs:
Javier Hernandez (19) Completed all nine of his passes, but lost all three of his aerial duels.
Ashley Young (49) Scored almost immediately with his only shot on goal, while he connected with all three corners he took.
Alex Buttner (-15) Failed to hit the target with either of his two shots and made one clearance in his cameo appearance.
West Ham
Adrian (-20) Made four saves, but his distribution found a West Ham player just 24% of the time.
Guy Demel (2) Completed two take-ons and made two interceptions.
George McCartney (-16) Made six successful clearances, but lost all of his duels with opponents, picking up a booking for a nasty foul.
James Tomkins (-13) Made ten clearances, but completed just 73% of his passes.
James Collins (-33) Won one of three tackles and completed 61% of his passes before being replaced.
Mark Noble (-19) Won only one of his five tackling attempts and gave away two fouls.
Mohamed Diame (-22) Conceded three fouls and failed with all five cross attempts.
Ravel Morrison (15) Completed 90% of his passes against his former club and was successful in two out of three take-on attempts.
Matt Taylor (8) Completed his one take on attempt, but recorded a passing accuracy of only 67%
Matt Jarvis (-12) Failed to connect with any of his three cross attempts and picked up a booking.
Modibo Maiga (2) Only had one shot on goal and won only two of his nine headed duels.
Subs:
Jack Collison (-5) Completed 85% of his passes and won his only aerial duel
Razvan Rat (1) Found his man with his only cross and completed four out of five passes.
Carlton Cole (28) Came on, scored with his only shot, but completed only 71% of his passes.