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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Dom Smith

West Ham: Decisive Julen Lopetegui decisions offer encouragement that Hammers can make up for lost time

Before Erik ten Hag was sacked, the immediate fallout from West Ham’s 2-1 win over Manchester United was dominated by the controversial late penalty awarded to the Hammers.

Understandably so, given the fact it was United, the fact it was not originally given on-field, and the fact Michael Oliver was the VAR. But that slice of fortune does not tell the full story of how West Ham produced their third Premier League win of a so-far difficult season.

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