Misery on home front continues for United

Amorim’s men can’t carry Euro form into Premier League

- By SIMON PEACH

EUROPA League finalists Manchester United's embarrassing Premier League campaign continued as fellow strugglers West Ham celebrated a first top-flight win at Old Trafford since 2007.

Ruben Amorim’s side came into yesterday's game buoyed by securing their place in the make-or-break Bilbao showpiece against Tottenham with Thursday's 4-1 victory against Athletic Bilbao, completing an impressive 7-1 semi-final triumph.

But United have failed to carry their European form onto the domestic front, with their worst-ever Premier League season continuing as Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen sealed West Ham a memorable 2-0 victory on the road.

The East Londoners ended an eight-game win-less run by securing their first league victory at Old Trafford since Carlos Tevez struck 18 years ago.

The result in 2007 represented a blip for that season’s champions, whereas this was United’s 17th league loss and ninth at home, of a historically bad campaign for a side that have now gone seven top-flight matches with a win.