In this match, rookie Lindelof was not registered, while midfielder Herrera only appeared on the bench of Man United. On the other side, coach Slaven Billic used up to 4 new players in the starting lineup: Joe Hart, Zabaleta, Arnautovic and the former Man United man - Chicharito.
The home team took the initiative to hold the ball right after the opening whistle, but their attacks did not have too high speed. Man United had shots from Mkhitaryan and Lukaku in the 15th and 18th minutes respectively. However, West Ham's defensive players successfully blocked it.
Overall, West Ham's defense played well in the first 30 minutes of the first half. However, they were defeated in the 33rd minute, when Rashford had a favorable pass for Lukaku to run down and finish, sending the ball up the post and into Joe Hart's goal.
After conceding the goal, West Ham attacked higher while Man United slowed down. Before the end of the first half, Fernandes' uncut shot from The Hammers was blocked by De Gea. The first half ended with the home team's advantage.
Man United continued to play at the same pace as in the first minutes of the second half. Rashford broke into West Ham's penalty area in the 50th minute but his shot missed the target.
However, Man United fans did not have to regret it much. In the 53rd minute, Lukaku scored his own second goal. After Mkhitaryan's free kick on the left wing, the striker launched a decisive header.
The ball fell into West Ham's net shortly after, but Rashford was offside in the previous situation. Just 1 minute after this incident, Arnautovic headed the ball into De Gea's goal.
Coach Slaven Billic has been forced to make personnel changes to improve the situation for West Ham, but their attacking efficiency has not improved much. In addition, they were lucky to escape the third goal when Rashford cured to hit the post in the 66th minute.
The game in the second half of the second half was still under the control of the home team. It is not surprising that they have scored 2 more goals. Mkhitaryan continued to make an assist in the 87th minute and the one who scored this time was Martial. Just 3 minutes later, Martial assisted Paul Pogba to seal the score at 4-0.
With this victory, Man United climbed to the top of the Premier League rankings in the 2017-2018 season after round 1. They have the best secondary index among the teams with 3 points. On the other hand, West Ham had to endure a "team".
Lineup:
Man United (4-2-3): De Gea; Valencia, Bailly, Phil Jones, Blind; Matic, Paul Pogba; Mata (Fellaini 75), Mkhitaryan (Lingard 88), Rashford (Martial 79); Lukaku.
West Ham (4-2-3):): Hart; Zabaleta, Reid, Ogbonna, Masuaku (Cresswell 81); Noble (Rice 61), Obiang; Fernandes (Sakho 60), Arnautovic, Andre Ayew; Chicharito.
