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George Smith

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer names five West Ham threats

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hailed the attacking options West Ham United boss David Moyes has available to him ahead of today's Premier League meeting at the London Stadium.

The Hammers, who registered a 2-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday evening, have enjoyed a relatively solid start to the new Premier League campaign, taking eight points from their first four matches.

Much of that early-season success has been built on their array of attacking options, with the likes of Michail Antonio, who will miss this afternoon's meeting with United through suspension, Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma proving key. Between them, the trio have already scored eight times in the Premier League this term.

Although Antonio, who also scored against Zagreb in midweek, is unavailable for the Hammers this afternoon, Solskjaer is very much mindful of the players Moyes can call upon to cause trouble for United's defence.

"They're a very good side, but every side you play against in the Premier League has dangers and individual players who can hurt you," Solskjaer told Sky Sports.

"But you see West Ham last season, with what David did when he came in - he's changed the whole culture.

"You can see that the way they play, they're physically impressive, really well organised.

"But then you've got what I call, nippy little creative forwards who can create from nothing, players like Said Benrahma, they've signed Nikola Vlasic now, they've got Jarrod Bowen, Pablo Fornals all playing around Antonio.

"Of course he won't play against us in the league. It's a difficult place to go to with or without Antonio, he's been a top player for them."

The Hammers have taken four points from their first two games at home this season, thumping Leicester City 4-1 and playing out a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace.

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