West Ham vs. Manchester United: Preview and betting tips

The hit of the fifth round of the English Premier League will undoubtedly be the clash between West Ham and Manchester United, at least for Czech viewers. Both teams will be fighting to maintain their league unbeaten run this season on Sunday afternoon.

The Hammers will present themselves for the third time after the Coronavier bye to their fans, who will be able to enjoy, among other things, the biggest attraction of the whole competition at the moment – the Red Devils’ star striker Cristiano Ronaldo.

But they can also look forward to the London team, who will be the underdogs in the match, but there is no doubt that they will give Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team a hard time.

West Ham’s last defeat dates back to 9 May this year, since then the team has not lost a single game, including friendlies. After Thursday, we can also count a duel on the European stage.

David Moyes’ side beat Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 on their debut in the Europa League group stage. But the same cannot be said for Manchester United, who surprisingly failed to start in the higher continental competition, the Champions League. They were defeated 1: 2 in Bern.

They will have a lot to make up for in the next few days. The ideal way to atone for an unflattering result in the millionaire competition would surely be to beat West Ham twice in a row, as the two rivals will meet again on Wednesday, this time in the EFL Cup.

In Sunday’s game, Solskjaer and co. could be helped considerably by the fact that West Ham are not allowed to play the key striker Michail Antonio, who shares the top scorer’s table with Bruno Fernandes with four goals.

However, the away side should also be without strikers, in their case Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford. Likewise, Dean Henderson and Phil Jones are yet to make an appearance.

Instead, Jesse Lingard, who is well known to West Ham fans, could be in the Manchester squad and it would be a return to an environment where he has thrived after a few months. In fact, he has continued his performances in the red jersey, with which he has played only half an hour so far, but in the last game against Newcastle he managed to assert himself.

In any case, the eyes of all the spectators will be on the famous Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been showing clearly since the beginning of his time at Old Trafford why he is still considered by many to be the best footballer of this era.

He made his second debut for Manchester United last week against Newcastle and twice he was able to showcase his legendary celebration. And he also asserted himself in a second game, this time in the Champions League against Young Boys. Will he succeed a third time?