West Ham scored twice in six minutes to condemn Manchester United to an eighth Premier League defeat of the season.
It took 72 minutes to break the deadlock for West Ham when Lucas Paqueta lifted the ball into Jarrod Bowen’s path and the Hammers’ top scorer this season bundled past Andre Onana.
Mohammed Kudus, who has scored in his last three home games for West Ham, latched onto Kobbie Mainoo’s defensive error to drill into the bottom corner after a quick one-two with Lucas Paqueta and double the home side’s lead.
Manchester United have won just one match out of their last five in the top flight and Erik ten Hag’s side have lost more games than they have won this season across all competitions.
As a result, West Ham leapfrog them into sixth place in the table as United drop to eighth as at the end of Christmas fixture.
Manchester United host unexpected title-challengers Aston Villa on Boxing Day while West Ham travel to Arsenal on Thursday 28 December.
