Manchester United began the 2017/18 Premier League season with an emphatic statement of intent, beating West Ham 4-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.
José Mourinho’s side sent out a threat to the rest of the Premier League with a swashbuckling performance, putting the Hammers to the sword with some clinical finishing, and in truth, it could had been more misery for Slaven Bilic’s men had the woodwork not saved them.
Romelu Lukaku made it three goals in two competitive fixtures for United, finishing with aplomb after being put through by Marcus Rashford in the first half, before heading home from Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s free-kick after shrugging off the attentions of Winston Reid.
Substitute Anthony Martial then made it three with three minutes remaining with a composed finish after being put through on goal by Mkhitaryan, before Paul Pogba sent United top of the table to end the opening weekend after a flowing Reds move.
Here are the main talking points from the Theatre of Dreams after the opening week of Premier League action:
