July 26, 2025
Manchester United made a winning start to their pre-season tour of the United States with a 2-1 win over West Ham United at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
United scooped all three points in their opening game of the Premier League Summer Series via a brace from captain Bruno Fernandes.
The United ace scored either side of half-time to put United into a deserved two-goal lead, before Jarrod Bowen halved the deficit with a strong finish with just under half an hour left to play.
Fernandes put United in front with just five minutes on the clock, slotting home a penalty, before doubling their lead shortly after half-time with an excellent finish.
Head coach Ruben Amorim will have been able to take plenty of positives from the game, with United's collective performance offering plenty of encouragement. There was also a series of bright individual showings.
Next up for the Reds in the Premier League Summer Series is a clash with Bournemouth in Chicago in midweek.
That's a wrap
We're calling time on our coverage of United's 2-1 win over West Ham here, folks. Thank you to all of you who have tuned in throughout the night.
We will have plenty more reaction and analysis available for you on the MEN website, plus even more tour-related content.
Take care and we will catch you again soon.
REPORT: Cunha impact gets a different reaction from United teammate in West Ham win
A week on, another Portuguese speaker played a pass for Rasmus Hojlund and the ball eluded him. This time the reaction was different.
Hojlund offered Matheus Cunha applause for his overhit forward pass moments before alf-timeh. Cunha cursed his execution, particularly as he had engineered space with a deft turn that wowed the crowd in New Jersey.
In Stockholm a week earlier, Hojlund vented at Diogo Dalot for delaying a pass. Within a minute of kick-off in New Jersey, he was played through by Cunha and smacked the post.
PLAYER RATINGS: Fernandes and Cunha impress in tour opener
United made a winning start to their pre-season tour with a 2-1 win over West Ham United at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Bruno Fernandes was the star of the show, netting a brace to ensure the Reds took all three points from their Premier League Summer Series opener.
Here is a flavour of how chief United writer Samuel Luckhurst rated the players out of ten...
Altay Bayindir
Unconvincingly punched a cross away but gathered Tomas Soucek's late first-half chance. Well beaten by Bowen. 6
Leny Yoro
Played a superb long-distance pass for Fernandes and again showed why he can be an attacking asset with his distribution. 8
Matthijs de Ligt
Positioned in the middle of the back three, he defended solidly as Yoro and Ayden Heaven had licence to supplement the attack. 7
FULL-TIME: MUN 2-1 WHU - United win tour opener
It's all over at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and United have made a winning start to their pre-season tour of the United States.
A Bruno Fernandes brace got the job done for the Reds. He scored either side of half-time ahead of Jarrod Bowen pulling one back for West Ham.
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