(Football news) Last Saturday, Arsenal added another chapter to the title story when they defeated leaders Liverpool 3-1, while the Irons were defeated 3-0 by Manchester United.

West Ham manager David Moyes made a grim figure as Man United put three goals past West Ham without a response last Sunday, when the Red Devils’ stars of the future stole the show. Moyes was given another harsh awakening upon returning to one of his former clubs.

A clinical Rasmus Hojlund finish preceded two efforts from South American starlet Alejandro Garnacho at the Theatre of Dreams, although West Ham were not without their moments in Manchester, leaving Moyes to profess that the 3-0 scoreline “flattered” his old employers.

Regardless, a sixth match on the bounce without a win for the Irons – who are yet to triumph in any tournament since the turn of the year – saw Moyes’s men drop below Man United into seventh place in the table, albeit with just a two-point gap to make up to the Red Devils.

However, Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion could both force the Hammers out of the European positions with triumphs in their Saturday affairs, but a return to home comforts gives the Europa Conference League holders reason for optimism, as they have not lost any of their last six Premier League games at the London Stadium.

Only Manchester City and Everton have left West Ham’s turf with three points in the bag so far this season, but not since their days at Upton Park in the 2015-16 campaign – when Slaven Bilic was at the helm – have the hosts strung together a seven-match unbeaten home run in the Premier League.

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