Paul Merson predicts result of West Ham v Manchester United clash

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Manchester United will look to build on their decent Premier League result last weekend when they head to West Ham in Saturday’s early kickoff.

Erik ten Hag’s Red Devils picked up a creditable 0-0 draw at Liverpool, while David Moyes’ Hammers hammered Wolves 3-0 last time out in the league.

However, West Ham did suffer a heavy 5-1 to Jurgen Klopp’s Reds in the Carabao Cup in midweek, so they’ll be eager to make amends for that capitulation.

Both Man United and West Ham have suffered from inconsistency of late. For instance, the Red Devils beat Chelsea on 6 December, but were then hammered by Bournemouth.

Meanwhile, the Hammers triumphed away at Tottenham, but then Fulham thrashed them 5-0 in West London.

‘Will cause problems’

Paul Merson, writing on Sportskeeda, has predicted a 2-2 draw between the two teams, admitting that it really could go either way.

“Wow, this one is a game and a half, isn’t it? You don’t know what you’re going to get with either of these two teams,” wrote Merson.

“Take West Ham for instance. They go to Europe and win, go to Tottenham and win and then get hammered by Fulham in the next match.

“Then they win against Freiburg and Wolves only to get pummelled by Liverpool in the quarter-final of the Carabao Cup.

“I think Manchester United performed excellently away at Anfield last weekend. If Arsenal went to the Etihad and put in a display like that, we’d be singing praises all day.

“The Hammers will score goals and I think Manchester United will cause problems as well. Both these teams can be really poor or really good on their day.

“This game is really tough to predict and I am going to go with a draw.”

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It’s definitely a very hard game to call, considering the two teams’ recent form.

However, I feel that the Red Devils will feel really confident following their point away at Liverpool last week.

In the build-up to the game, there was almost a sense of resignation that the Reds were going to run rampant. Instead, the visitors were able to take a point back to Old Trafford.

In addition, Man United will be fresher, having not played in midweek, while West Ham took on Liverpool and delivered an insipid performance.

With that in mind, I reckon the visitors will win, though it’ll be close. Let’s go West Ham 0-1 Man United.