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Red Devils to see off the Hammers

Red Devils to see off the Hammers
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Manchester United open their Premier League campaign on Sunday afternoon by hosting West Ham at Old Trafford.

The Red Devils head into this Premier league opener on the back of a 2-1 European Super Cup defeat against European champions Real Madrid. The defeat was part of a mixed set of results for Jose Mourinho’s team in pre-season.

United finished last season by suffering just two defeats in their last 29 games in the top-flight. Both of those losses came in the home sides last five games of the campaign and both were in north London at Arsenal and Tottenham.

Mourinho’s side are unbeaten in 17 home games in the Premier League. United’s games towards the end of the Premier League campaign were low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in seven of their last eight games.

West Ham have been busy in the transfer market this summer, bringing in the likes of Joe Hart, Pablo Zabaleta, Marko Arnautovic and Javier Hernandez. The Hammers have managed to claim three draws from their last four visits to Old Trafford.

However, the Hammers have endured an underwhelming pre-season campaign, failing to win any of their last four games. Bilic’s side actually finished last season in a decent fashion, suffering just one defeat in their last seven games in the Premier League.

The visitors are unbeaten in three Premier League games unbeaten on their travels. The Hammers recent away games in the top-flight have been high scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in five of their last six games in their travels in the league.

Former Manchester United striker Hernandez is expected to make his competitive debut for the Hammers against his former club.

Forebet predicts that Manchester United will kick-off their Premier League campaign with a victory over the travelling Hammers.

Premier League
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Arsenal 83 36 26 5 5 60
2
Manchester City 82 35 25 7 3 54
3
Liverpool 75 35 22 9 4 41
4
Aston Villa 67 35 20 7 8 21
5
Tottenham 60 34 18 6 10 13
6
Newcastle United 56 35 17 5 13 22
7
Manchester United 54 34 16 6 12 1
8
Chelsea 51 34 14 9 11 6
9
West Ham 49 35 13 10 12 -9
10
Bournemouth 48 36 13 9 14 -11
11
Wolverhampton 46 36 13 7 16 -11
12
Fulham 44 36 12 8 16 -4
13
Brighton 44 34 11 11 12 -5
14
Crystal Palace 40 35 10 10 15 -12
15
Everton 37 36 12 9 15 -11
16
Brentford 36 36 9 9 18 -8
17
Nottingham Forest 29 36 8 9 19 -18
18
Luton Town 26 36 6 8 22 -29
19
Burnley 24 36 5 9 22 -35
20
Sheffield United 16 36 3 7 26 -65

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