Saturday sees the clash of two of the Premier League’s form sides when West Ham United entertain Manchester United at the London Stadium.
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Fans will return for the first time since February too.
West Ham and Man United both go into the game off the back of three consecutive Premier League wins each.
Clash of two of the Prem’s form teams
The fifth-placed Hammers can move up to third in the table with a victory. But the Red Devils also know a win will see them leapfrog West Ham.
It promises to be a thrilling encounter. Indeed West Ham’s games against Man United usually are.
And a perfect storm has been whipped up meaning West Ham could have a major advantage.
West Ham were already hopeful given that the game came smack bang in the middle of a crucial Champions League sandwich for the Old Trafford side.
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Man United faced PSG in a huge game last night but lost 3-1 at home.
Elsewhere in their Champions League group RB Leipzig beat Istanbul Basaksehir 4-3.
That means Man United, PSG and Leipzig are all tied on nine points going into the final winner-takes-all group game on Tuesday.
And that is in Germany against Leipzig just 72 hours after the West Ham game.
It means Ole Gunnar Solskjaer faces all kinds of headaches over his team selection at West Ham.
He had to play his strongest side against PSG. Because a win would have all but secured a place in the last 16.
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But defeat means he will now have to save his best XI for Tuesday or risk dropping out of Europe’s top competition at the group stage.
Hammers boss David Moyes will be rubbing his hands together at the scenario.
Of course Manchester United have other top players.
But throw into the mix the face in-form Edinson Cavani is set to be banned too (The Sun) and the odds really do look to be turning in West Ham’s favour.
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