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• Dutch manager brings A4 sheets to unorthodox press conference • ‘Copy it and go to Big Sam,’ Van Gaal says of West Ham boss • Allardyce calls Manchester United a ‘long-ball team’ • Manchester United: second to Burnley in long-ball table • Rafa Benítez’s famous rant at Sir Alex Ferguson Louis van Gaal’s irritation about the “long-ball United” tag applied by Sam Allardyce manifested itself in an unorthodox press conference in…

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West Ham United are reportedly close to signing former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder Lassana Diarra on a short-term deal.

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• Ex-Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder has been training with club • France midfielder Diarra left Lokomotiv Moscow in August Sam Allardyce is hopeful of signing former Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra after confirming the France international is training with the Hammers. Diarra, 29, has been without a club since leaving Lokomotiv Moscow in August but is not too far away from match-fitness and could be turning out for West Ham inside a fortnight if the…

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Darren Fletcher, Emmanuel Adebayor and the supposed eight other signings that got away. Yes, its true we signed two promising young players

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Ravel Morrison’s career has been marred by controversy but his move to Lazio could help reignite his career, with his agent claiming that the player is relishing the prospect of playing in Serie A.

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West Ham boss Sam Allardyce is to join a panel of experts at a live event that will examine the role of referees in the modern game.

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• Tomkins: ‘He had a look at me first and then he has gone for me’ • West Ham defender suffered broken nose in separate incident • Sam Allardyce calls Manchester United ‘long-ball team’ • Match report: West Ham 1-1 Manchester United The West Ham defender James Tomkins has accused Manchester United’s Robin van Persie of a deliberate and “malicious” elbow at Upton Park on Sunday. Tomkins suffered a broken nose…

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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says his team failed to perform well against West Ham United in Sunday’s Premier League game. The manager blames the draw on a poor first half, before his side gave away a goal to their opponents. United are fourth in the Premier League table, and face Burnley on 11 February Continue reading…

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Sam Allardyce claimed Manchester United resorted to long balls in order to get back into the game against West Ham following their 1-1 draw at Upton Park yesterday.

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• Manager Allardyce criticises Louis van Gaal’s tactics • Cheikhou Kouyaté opened scoring for West Ham • Match report: West Ham 1-1 Manchester United Sam Allardyce labelled Manchester United a long-ball team after they snatched an injury-time equaliser to draw 1-1 at West Ham on Sunday. West Ham looked on course for a deserved victory following Cheikhou Kouyaté’s imaginative strike on 49 minutes but United salvaged a point when Daley Blind struck…

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Louis van Gaal may be a tactical genius and United may yet catch City, but is playing Wayne Rooney on the right of a midfield diamond really the best option? • Match report: West Ham 1-1 Manchester United Manchester United’s supporters left happy with a point earned through a brilliantly struck late Daley Blind goal, reward for a series of frantic tactical rejigs and a spell of late pressure. Really, though, this was another tortured attacking display in a 1-1 draw …

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West Ham were denied a first Premier League win over Manchester United in seven years and 13 attempts by Daley Blind’s stoppage-time strike.

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An injury-time strike from Daley Blind earned Manchester United a point that they scarcely deserved. The visitors had been wretched for large parts of this match and looked to be heading for a first defeat in 17 games following Cheikhou Kouyaté’s superbly imaginative strike on 49 minutes. However, Blind broke West Ham hearts late on with a first-time shot after West Ham had failed to clear Marcos Rojo’s lofted ball into the area. With both of his first-choice centre-backs, Winston…

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Latest updates as Manchester United take on West Ham Email michael.butler@theguardian.com with any thoughts Or you can tweet him @michaelbutler18 Keep up with all today’s scores across Europe 5.33pm GMT 58 min: Shaw is the latest Man Utd player to burst forward, playing a one-two with Falcao. The left-back overruns the ball and Kouyate is able to clear. Shaw leaves his foot in and that’s a horrible collision, with both players feeling the pain. Kouyate comes off worst…

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Our transfer business last summer has to be the best we’ve done for many years. It has contributed to what has so

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We welcome Man United to the Boleyn Ground today, hoping to secure three points and keep our bid for european qualification well

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Ravel Morrison is no longer a West Ham player after his contract was cancelled with immediate effect.

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• West Ham cancel Ravel Morrison’s deal ‘with immediate effect’ • Midfielder had not played for the Hammers since August • Morrison considers overseas move West Ham United have announced the termination of Ravel Morrison’s contract with immediate effect. The 22-year-old midfielder’s departure was announced in a short statement on West Ham’s website that wished Morrison “every success in his future career”. Continue reading…

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Andy Carroll’s latest injury means we’ll hopefully be treated to the strike partnership of Diafra Sakho and Enner Valencia today. The impact

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• Midfielder will wait until the end of the season to decide on future • Barcelona loanee ‘very happy here. My family is happy’ • West Ham announce record sponsorship deal Alex Song has raised West Ham United’s hopes of signing him on a permanent basis by saying that he wants to stay in London, although the midfielder will wait until the end of the season before making a decision on his …

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Manchester United’s manager has transformed the roles of Edgar Davids and Frank Rijkaard in the past and says his current captain enjoys his new position • Van Gaal to contest FA disrepute charge over Cambridge referee • Januzaj at 20: will he be the next Giggs or the new Macheda? Manchester United have three wins and three clean sheets from their last four games, and if one overlooks the fact that two of the clean sheets were against Cambridge United in the FA…

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Andy Carroll’s latest injury scare hasn’t exactly come as a surprise. Given his injury record, we all kind of knew deep down

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A lot of fans would have been really anxious about the prospect of facing Manchester United without Diafra Sakho on Sunday. An

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• West Ham welcome ‘biggest-ever commercial deal’ • New sponsor to be on shirt for Sunday’s game with Man Utd • Liverpool announce New Balance as new kit manufacturer West Ham United have announced a new record shirt sponsorship deal with online bookmakers Betway, less than a month after their previous sponsor went bust . West Ham were left without a sponsor after their deal with their main commercial backer, Alpari, collapsed when the Swiss company…

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• Togo striker’s move to West Ham was blocked by Spurs • Pochettino confident Hugo Lloris will stay next season Mauricio Pochettino is confident Emmanuel Adebayor will give 100% for Tottenham, despite seeing a deadline day move to West Ham fall through. The 30-year-old’s topsy-turvy, three-and-a-half year stay with the north London club looked as if it could be coming to an end this week.

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West Ham United youngster Kieran Sadlier has joined St Mirren until the end of the season, following his release by the Hammers.

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