Late De Gea save spares Solskjaer's blushes as Hammers suffer first defeat
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Shamoon Hafez, BBC Sport
Manchester United were heavily criticised after a poor Champions League performance in Switzerland against Young Boys in midweek.
Some on social media were even calling for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's head with Antonio Conte or Zinedine Zidane as possible replacements.
But football is a fickle game, one of fine margins and the knives could have been out again had it not been for David de Gea's injury-time penalty save from Mark Noble against West Ham on Sunday.
Former Hammer Jesse Lingard came off the bench to score a stunning winner late on, after Cristiano Ronaldo had netted his fourth goal in three games since rejoining the club to bring them level.
Reflecting on Said Benrahma's deflected strike that gave West Ham the lead, Solskjaer did concede that his side "need to defend better", but the hosts could not find a second.
United remain unbeaten in the Premier League this season, with four wins and a draw from their opening five games, while West Ham suffered their first loss of the campaign.
