A last-gasp 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford on Saturday saw Manchester United move above the Hammers into fourth, while Arsenal and Tottenham both have games in hand on them.
Marcus Rashford, who came off the bench alongside Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial to join Cristiano Ronaldo in attack, scored the winner with the last kick of the game and underlined the imbalance in resources between West ham and their top-four rivals.
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