IRISH TIMES
West Ham had started strongly and spurned two gilt-edged chances before Coufal’s unfortunate 10th-minute own goal.
That was a stern warning for City, whose rearguard was still without goalkeeper Ederson and center backs Ruben Dias and John Stones.
Yet despite some positive Hammers play, coming after last week’s 5-0 hammering by Liverpool, the end result will have done little to ease the pressure on manager Julen Lopetegui.
In Crysencio Summerville, the visitors had one of the most dangerous players on the pitch.
The Dutchman troubled the hosts with his pace throughout and created the visitors’ first chance when he skipped over a challenge and released Mohammed Kudus, but he lashed into the side-netting…
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