From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Although West Ham United is a team that has been in the Premier League for many years, its relationship with Manchester United is not friendly, but it is not antagonistic either.

However, because of one person, the two teams have recently had some grievances, that is, West Ham United's current head coach David Moyes.

Seven years ago, Moyes, as the first Manchester United head coach in the post-Ferguson era, was kicked out by Manchester United because of his poor record.

In the following years, Moyes moved to many teams, but he never regained the glory he had when he coached Everton. However, since returning to West Ham United at the end of December last year, Moyes has regained the second spring of his career.

Now, West Ham United faces Manchester United at home, and Moyes will have the opportunity to prove himself to his old club.

More importantly, this game is the first game after fans returned to the stadium after being away from the stadium for 9 months since the outbreak of the epidemic around the world.

The last time fans appeared at a Premier League match was on March 3 this year, when Leicester City beat Aston Villa 9-4 at home.

Subsequently, due to the outbreak of the epidemic, the Premier League was suspended.

Whether it was the rematch of last season or the first 10 rounds of this season, all the games were played in empty stadiums.

It was not until November 11 that the British government announced that it would lift the full lockdown from early December and switch to regional graded epidemic prevention control. The Premier League immediately announced that fans would return starting from the first round of games in December.

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However, not all cities and all stadiums allow fans to enter.

Stadiums in tier one areas are allowed to hold up to 4000 fans, but no Premier League team is located there.

Stadiums in tier 2000 areas will be allowed to have up to fans, including those in London (Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, West Ham United, Fulham, Crystal Palace), Liverpool (Liverpool, Everton), Southampton and Brighton.

Stadiums in Tier 11 areas are still at high risk and fans are not allowed to enter, including Manchester United, Manchester City, Leicester City, Wolves and other Premier League teams.

Therefore, in the first two games of this round, Burnley vs. Everton and Manchester City vs. Fulham, there were still no fans in the stadium, but in the match between West Ham United and Manchester United, 2000 fans finally returned to the "London Bowl"!

The return of the spectators can be said to be the best of all worlds: for the club, there is finally ticket revenue again; for the players on the field, there is finally a sense of competition and the game no longer feels like a training match; and we fans also feel more excited when watching the game, after all, this is how the atmosphere is created.

Before the game, Moyes was interviewed by Sky Sports. He said: "We hope that the return of fans to the stadium will have a positive impact. We played well, especially at home, and I hope they can help us. This is just the beginning. The stadium can accommodate more fans, but this is the rule. We can only let 2000 fans into the stadium."

"In Frankfurt, Aller always scored goals and we are trying to motivate him to do what he did. Manchester United have made some changes but they have a strong squad. They are in good form away from home and I hope we can play a good game against them."

Not only West Ham United fans are happy about the return of the fans, but Manchester United fans are also happy.

In the days without fans, everyone always feels like something is missing when they play.

Of course, what makes Manchester United happy is not just the return of the fans, but also the fact that the team captain Bruno's wife gave birth to a son for him, named Benson, which means a person with a father-like character in English.

This is definitely a happy event worth celebrating. Although everyone at Manchester United is preparing for the game, they also sent their blessings to Bruno as soon as possible. The team also gave him maternity leave to take care of his wife and children. It is expected that he will most likely miss the recent games.

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"Sky TV, this is Sky TV."

"Dear viewers, we are now at the London Stadium. We are about to broadcast a live match of the 11th round of the Premier League this season, which has attracted worldwide attention. Manchester United, the leader of the Premier League standings, will challenge West Ham United, which is sixth in the Premier League standings."

"It will undoubtedly be a star-studded battle. The guest commentators for this match are also very strong, including England's legendary striker Alan Shearer, former West Ham United captain Joe Cole, and former Manchester United legend Scholes."

"What do you three think of this game?"

"I think whether or not Moyes can defend against Harry Kane will be the focus of his defense. In the absence of Bruno, if Harry Kane is frozen, Manchester United's offense will be greatly reduced and West Ham United will have a chance," Joe Cole analyzed.

"I agree with this statement. Bruno is really important to Manchester United. Without him, Manchester United's offensive power will be reduced by at least half. And in the absence of Bruno, Manchester United's most threatening player is undoubtedly Harry Kane. Harry Kane has been in good form recently and has scored a lot of goals. He is the most threatening player of Manchester United." As a former legend, Alan Shearer obviously has a lot of experience.

The host Lineker nodded and said: "I agree with Alan. Bruno's absence has a huge impact on Manchester United. Paul, what do you think?"

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After hearing the question, Scholes nodded and said: "I agree with everyone. In the absence of Bruno, Harry Kane is indeed the most threatening player for Manchester United. Even if he doesn't look very good now, he is still quite scary."

"But I think West Ham United is mentally prepared for this. Looking back at last season, West Ham United was barely relegated, but this season, the West Ham United led by Moyes is different from the past. The Hammers are currently ranked 10th in the Premier League with 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses after the first 6 rounds. This is the best proof. West Ham United has recently won three consecutive Premier League games and is in good form. In the absence of Bruno, it will be a huge test for Manchester United to take 3 points from the London Stadium."

"I just watched Moyes' starting lineup for this game. It's a 5-4-1 formation with three central defenders, Balbuena, Ogbonna and Cresswell. I think his intention is very clear, which is to lock down Harry Kane. Now we have to see the specific process of the game, because a football match cannot only be judged by the lineup, but also by the details."

Everyone also agreed with Scholes' analysis.

"And I think there is a very important point about Manchester United, Bruno is not on the roster." Alan Shearer reminded again.

"Yes, his wife just gave birth to a son for him, and he went to China."

"So, Manchester United's midfield will definitely be affected."

"This is indeed a bit unexpected. It's almost the Christmas devil schedule, but I didn't expect his wife to give birth at this time. This must have disrupted Mourinho's plans."

"Yes, that's right, so it depends on whether Moyes can seize the opportunity well, because from the past few seasons, neither Mata nor Gundogan has the strength to replace Bruno."

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With the commentator's pre-match analysis, the game soon began.

In this game, Manchester United was missing Bruno, which greatly affected the midfield and made it very difficult for the team to deploy its troops.

Mourinho still arranged a 4-3-3 formation, with De Gea as the goalkeeper, Cancelo, Maguire, Van Dijk and Luke Shaw as the back line. Kante and Gundogan played as double defensive midfielders in the midfield, and Mata was forward. Mbappe, Harry Kane and Rashford formed the front trident.

West Ham United also sent out their main players. The goalkeeper was Fabianski, the back line was Coufal, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell and Masuaku, the three defensive midfielders were Bowen, Declan Rice and Soucek, Fornals was the forward, and the lone striker was Allais.

Moyes' strategy was clear, he had the team attack aggressively from the start of the game.

Without Bruno, West Ham United wanted to suppress Manchester United from the beginning and use their fast-paced offense to hit their opponents.

Just five minutes into the game, West Ham United created a dangerous situation. Bowen made a cross, Allais headed the ball back to the middle, and when Soucek followed up to shoot, he was blocked by Gundogan who was returning to defense and the ball went out of the baseline.

But just three minutes later, West Ham United got a throw-in on the left. Haller blocked Manchester United's defenders with his body in the penalty area, protected the ball and knocked it back. Rice made a powerful shot, but it was saved by De Gea at the bottom line.

Three minutes later, West Ham United forced a breakthrough in the middle, Soucek was tripped by Mbappe, Fornals got a free kick opportunity, and hit the crossbar directly, making everyone sweat.

The ball hit the crossbar and flew back into the field. Young player Rice volleyed the ball directly, but failed to control the momentum of the ball and it was too high.

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The continuous attacks made West Ham United very powerful and also suppressed Manchester United very badly.

If Bruno was on the field, he would definitely choose the right tactics to help Manchester United stabilize its position, but he is not here now, and neither Mata nor Gundogan have such ability.

In the 37th minute, West Ham took a corner kick from the left side. The teammate in front touched the ball, and Soucek scored without being guarded at the back post. West Ham 1:0 Manchester United.

After the first half, Manchester United was trailing 0:1 away from home.

Looking at West Ham United's first 10 games of this season, it is not difficult to see that with the addition of strong players such as Soucek and Coufal, the overall strength of Moyes' team has been greatly improved, full of competitiveness, and even has the aura of a strong team.

But in the real test of strong dialogue, this team is not a cohesive whole.