Lucas Paqueta’s sensible move to Jarrod Bowen was not registered as an official help resulting from a technicality.
West Ham secured a snug 2-0 victory in opposition to Manchester United on Saturday, courtesy of two late objectives.
Jarrod Bowen broke the impasse within the 72nd minute after a chic move from Paqueta. The lobbed move was completely executed for Bowen whose first contact was magical however his preliminary try was saved by Onana earlier than he scored on the rebound.
Regardless of the brilliance of Paqueta’s move, the Brazilian wasn’t formally credited with the help resulting from Onana’s intervention breaking the play sequence between the move and the aim.
Ridiculous that this hasn’t been credited as a Lucas Paqueta help. pic.twitter.com/ypEqRnVIat
— West Ham (C)entral ? (@WestHam_Central) December 24, 2023
Nonetheless, he did get the help for Mohamed Kudus’ aim simply six minutes later.
A defensive lapse by Kobbie Mainoo allowed the ball to slide previous his foot, swiftly seized upon by Paqueta. He rapidly launched the previous Ajax man who raced in the direction of aim earlier than drilling in a shot previous Onana to seal the win for United
