Manchester United’s desperate Premier League campaign looks like reaching a lame and toothless conclusion as Ruben Amorim’s Europa League finalists were deservedly beaten by West Ham at Old Trafford.
Tomas Soucek and skipper Jarrod Bowen scored the goals for a team that had not won in its past eight league games.
It was a straightforward away win for the Hammers against a Manchester side that started with five players who are expected to feature against Tottenham in Bilbao on 21 May.
However, the loss of defender Leny Yoro to a foot injury severe enough to lead the Frenchman to cover his face with his shirt and head straight for the dressing room, suggests Amorim may not have to revise his plans.
The United head coach immediately took off Luke Shaw, who would be an alternative to feature in his three-man defence in Spain.
United have now equalled their previous worst Premier League run of seven games without a win, back in 1992. However, that sequence included five draws, compared to the current one, which has five defeats.
The only teams Amorim’s side have collected three points against since 26 January are relegated duo Ipswich and Leicester.
The nearest they came to dragging themselves back into this contest were two Rasmus Hojlund efforts and Harry Maguire header, all of which were superbly saved by West Ham keeper Alphonse Areola.
