The poor league form of Erik ten Hag’s side since late February has meant they could miss out on next season’s elite club competition
, what had looked not so long ago like a gentle jog to the line in the Premier League, maybe even – really, this wasn’t so long ago – some kind of title challenge, has now become a cliffhanger. We have jeopardy here.means we have a classic two-horse run-off to the line. And really, this could go any way from here after a limp, muddled and generally uncomfortable 1-0 defeat at the London Stadium, during which relegation-haunted West Ham looked by far the more peppy and coherent team.
But West Ham were sprightly, lively and fun here. In Declan Rice, they had the best player on the pitch. He shot early, a sidefoot plink, rather than an actual shot. Faced with this pea-rolling thing David de Gea just kind of collapsed, falling backward, flailing with his hands and waving it on past him and into the net. If you didn’t know better you might think this was a deliberate miss, the charity penalty kick ushered into the net.
It seemed an odd tactic for United with this back five, one that West Ham pressed at all afternoon. When life gives you Aaron Wan-Bissaka, maybe just make Aaron Wan-Bissaka-ade.
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