Danny Murphy praises Man United duo who went under the radar against West Ham

Manchester United beat West Ham 3-0 at Old Trafford after an impressive outing from most the players.

Rasmus Hojlund has picked up form at the perfect time, with the Danish international scoring in the fourth consecutive Premier League match.

Alejandro Garnacho bagged two goals and continued his brilliant run in the side. Kobbie Mainoo showed how special he is yet again and was applauded by the fans at Old Trafford as he was subbed off.

Casemiro looked like the player United signed from Real Madrid after a long time, while Lisandro Martinez was encouraging before going off with an unfortunate injury.

However, the two players Murphy praised were full-backs Luke Shaw and Diogo Dalot.

Against the Hammers, the full-backs performed at their highest level. While speaking on Match of the Day 2, Danny Murphy gave a thorough examination of the pair and was all praise for them.

“I always think United look more accomplished when Luke Shaw’s fit, he’s a super player, good going both ways, but Dalot has really impressed me as well,” Murphy tells BBC.

“When they play at home especially, these two are really positive, and cause problems for the opposition wide men because they just keep going forward.

“Dalot likes getting in that midfield area. He’s got the freedom to do it from his manager, he’s got the confidence. We always see him bombing forward when he plays, whether he’s on the right or the left.”

Murphy continued: “I just think when you’re a wide man like [Ben] Johnson or [Mohamed] Kudus, when you’ve got full-backs like these two being able to defend and play out. It causes you a real problem.

“Just relentless energy. They both look really fit and really hungry. Every time these two are fit and play, United look better going forward especially.

“There was other good performances. [Kobbie] Mainoo has been really good recently, and Casemiro is getting back to his best. But those two go under the radar a bit. I thought they were really good.”

Murphy is spot on with his analysis. The goal scorers and creators often get all the credit in the win but the two full-backs were flawless against West Ham.