West Ham managed to hold on and thwart a Manchester United surge to pick up a shock 1 point at the Old Trafford. With the team hovering just above the relegation zone, not many had given them a chance against an unpredictable United side who were fresh off a 4-0 victory against Feyenoord.
With the Hammers facing severe issues of their own, it was difficulty envisaging them grinding throughout the 90 minutes and keeping out the likes of Pogba and Ibrahimovic. But as has become a pattern nowadays, we saw the Red Devils bottle it up in front of the goal and succumb in front of the heroics of yet another goalkeeper.
West Ham will surely spend in the January transfer window in a bid to launch their survival bid and move away from the bottom of the pile as much as possible.
Slaven Bilic has reportedly got a vote of confidence from the board and this latest result is sure to give him a further boost and impetus along with the team, to keep working towards their objective.
Bilic might go for a fairly strong line-up and look to cause another upset against the same opposition. There have been instances where a strong cup run has seen the positivity and momentum shift to the Premier League and the Hammers will be dying to have both of them.
PREDICTED WEST HAM UNITED LINE-UP VS MANCHESTER UNITED (3-4-2-1)
DEFENCE
Adrian is likely to start in goal after being relegated to the bench in the last match. The gaffer might go with 3 at the back once again and will look to use the flanks with his full-backs against the under-confident United wide players.
Ogbonna, Collins and Reid are likely to form the defensive trio.
