Our prediction for this EFL Cup match:
Manchester United
Match Time & Date:
22/09/2021
20:45
Prediction: 2-2
West Ham
All eyes will be on Old Trafford when Manchester United and West Ham United take on each other in the EFL Cup last 32. The Red Devils came from behind to beat the Hammers in the Premier League clash as the weekend, with Jessie Lingard scoring a late winner. The former West Ham man is likely to return to Man Utd’s starting XI for the EFL Cup clash, as well as Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba, and Jadon Sancho.
Cristiano Ronaldo should be rested this time out. West Ham are hungry for revenge, and seeing that key attacker Michail Antonio returns to the starting XI, we are tempted to put our money on both teams to score. Summer signing Nikola Vlasic is likely to drop to the bench, with both Andriy Yarmolenko and Manuel Lanzini pushing for a start. Experienced defender Winston Reid remains on the sidelines with injury.
Highlighted Player (Cristiano Ronaldo):
Cristiano Ronaldo is considered one of the world’s best football players. The Portuguese ace was born on 5 February, 1985 in Funchal, Madeira and he played for the likes of Andorinha, Nacional and Sporting during his youth career. CR7 made his Sporting debut in Primeira Liga on 7 October, 2002, scoring two goals in a 3-0 win over Moreirense.
Manchester United scouts spotted him and one year later he joined the Old Trafford outfit. Ronaldo became the most expensive teenager in the history of the Premier League and he received the number 7 shirt. He quickly established himself as the team’s key player and it has to be noted that he won three consecutive Premier League trophies with the Red Devils (2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009). In 2008 he helped the Old Trafford outfit beat Chelsea in the Champions League final, scoring for Alex Ferguson’s troops in the regular time.
Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2009 and he helped the Spanish giants with two Champions League trophies. In 2016 he won the European Championship trophy with Portugal. The Real Madrid ace has two Golden Ball awards (2013, 2014).
Highlighted Team (West Ham):
West Ham United are an English football club based in East London. The club was founded in 1895 and it has to be noted that the club’s name was Thames Ironworks back then. The Hammers were playing their home games at Upton Park from 1904 until 2016, when they moved to the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
West Ham have won three FA Cup trophies (1964, 1975 and 1980) and they were runners-up in 1923 and 2006. The capital club finished the 1985/1986 England first division campaign in third place in the standings and that is the club’s highest placing in the top flight. West Ham United have strong rivalries with fellow London clubs, but Tottenham Hotspur are considered the club’s main rivals.
A number of top-class players were part of West Ham in the past and the likes of Joe Cole, Carlos Tevez, Paolo Di Canio, Paul Ince, Julian Dicks, Shaka Hislop, Michael Carrick and Slaven Bilic are some of them.
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