MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: Dean Henderson 7 - First home league start but came out to clear an awkward 18th minute cross in a crowded area. Got away with it. Had little to do against the fifth placed team who defended and didn’t have a single attempt on or off target – and then United scored and the game changed. EPA

Manchester United v West Ham player ratings: Mason Greenwood and Harry Maguire star; nightmare for Craig Dawson



Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was pleased to kick off a "massive" week by securing an important Premier League win against high-flying West Ham.

Having triumphed at runaway leaders Manchester City in their last top-flight outing, an own goal by Craig Dawson settled Sunday's Old Trafford encounter between the Champions League qualification hopefuls.

The 1-0 victory was an important boost at the start of a key week for United, who head to Italy on Thursday for the second leg of their Europa League last-16 clash with AC Milan before travelling to Leicester for Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final.

The result also means United will return to Premier League action in April second in the standings, with Solskjaer impressed by his side's response to the late setback against Milan.

"It's been a big week for us," Solskjaer said, reflecting on the 2-0 win at City and 1-1 draw with the Rossoneri before overcoming West Ham.

"The last few league games, big games near the top of the league and we're starting to build some momentum in the league. Of course now we opened the gap further to West Ham, which was important for us.

"We want to improve on last season. We want to get to a final, we want to move up the table."

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