Midfield
West Ham’s midfield looked very decent even without skipper Mark Noble and with him returning from the suspension, Bilic won’t have to play one of his best attacking midfielders, Manuel Lanzini, in a deeper role this time.
We expect Nobile to pair up with Pedro Obiang again with the duo flanked with Aaron Cresswell and Michail Antonio.
Attack
Andre Ayew had an impactful game against Spurs but we expect Bilic to trust Lanzini more alongside Dmitri Payet.
With the current form, West Ham are having too many difficulties in keeping Payet at the club with many critics saying a January move for the French international is imminent.
We expect Bilic to start with Ayew up front as the striker as the Ghana international might be able to crack United’s already weak defence. Simone Zaza might be expected to start on the bench.
