Premier League: Ronaldo, de Gea shine as Manchester United come from behind to beat West Ham
It was a time of redemption for Jesse Lingard when the substitute scored a late goal as Manchester United came from behind to beat West Ham United 2-1 in a dramatic Premier League match on Sunday.
Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 4th goal of the season in all competitions for Manchester United at the London Stadium as he began the journey to recovery for the visitors. David de Gea completed the remarkable comeback as he denied West Ham a late equaliser from the spot by stopping a stoppage-time penalty.
Substitute Lingard made a costly error that led to Manchester United losing to Young Boys in their Champions League opener last week but he scored a stunning late goal to put United in front in the 89th minute.
However, West Ham were awarded a penalty moments later for a handball by defender Luke Shaw.
Mark Noble stepped up to take the penalty immediately after coming off the bench but De Gea guessed correctly and dived to turn his spot-kick away.
West Ham had gone ahead on the half-hour mark with a deflected strike from Said Benrahma but the visitors responded five minutes later, Cristiano Ronaldo heading a Bruno Fernandes cross at Lukasz Fabianski and following up to tap the ball into the net.
Ronaldo continues scoring form
It was Ronaldo’s fourth goal in three games after netting twice on his second debut for the club against Newcastle United and once in the 2-1 Champions League defeat at Young Boys on Tuesday.
The Portuguese had a chance in the second half before Lingard’s strike when he was again played in by Portugal teammate Fernandes but Fabianski thwarted the attempt with his legs.
Ronaldo was also denied a penalty following a challenge from Vladimir Coufal.
Manchester United are second in the Premier League standings with 13 points from five games while West Ham have eight after suffering their first defeat of the season.
