Lingard, Ronaldo inspire Man Utd comeback win

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Mueez Ajao

– Lingard haunts West Ham as De Gea saves Injury time penalty.

– De Gea saves injury-time penalty for Man Utd win from mark noble.

– Jesse Lingard came off the bench to score a stunning winner in the 89th minute.

– Mark Noble missed a penalty in the 95th minute as West Ham lost 2-1 at home to Manchester United. Jesse Lingard came off the bench to score a stunning winner in the 89th minute.

– Lingard, who enjoyed a loan spell at West Ham last season, came off the bench to grab the winner with a minute remaining.

– Cristiano Ronaldo levelled for the visitors in the first half after Said Benrahma’s deflected strike had put West ham in front.

– West Ham had the chance to equalise in stoppage-time but David De Gea saved Mark Noble’s penalty to rescue the win for United.

– The result sees United climb to second place in the table while David Moyes’ team are in eighth position.

– Before kickoff, both sets of players, coaches and supporters gave a minute’s applause in memory of former West Ham and England striker Jimmy Greaves, who died on Sunday aged 81.

– The hosts had the first chance after 25 minutes when Jarrod Bowen forced De Gea into a save with his feet before Tomas Soucek blazed over the bar.

– West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski then produced a fine stop to tip Bruno Fernandes’ shot onto the post.

–  Jesse Lingard was devastated when his mistake led to a Young Boys victory midweek.

– Today, he overcame adversity to score the winner against his former club.

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