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Bruno Fernandes praised Michael Carrick as a great manager after win over Tottenham Hotspur

West Ham face Manchester United in the Premier League with the visitors hoping to move into third as they look for a fifth straight league win since Michael Carrick took charge.

United cruised to a 2-0 win over Tottenham last week after a Cristian Romero red card effectively ended the game as a contest, but while they have now risen to fourth after four wins from four to begin Carrick’s tenure, they might face a tough test against a resurgent West Ham side.

The Hammers begin the week in 18th after their win over Burnley at the weekend, and while Nuno Espirito Santo’s side remain three points adrift of safety, the win over Sunderland and the performance against Chelsea show that they can provide a stern test for most teams in the league.

If it ain't broke...

Michael Carrick is going with the ‘if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it’ approach and once again does not change his side from the previous outing, which saw Man United comfortably beat Tottenham.

West Ham, meanwhile, make just the one alteration, swapping Callum Wilson for Freddie Potts. Taty Castellanos and Crysencio Summerville, the goalscorers in the 2-0 win over Burnley, start for the Hammers.

Will Castle10 February 2026 19:08

CONFIRMED TEAM NEWS!

West Ham XI: Hermansen; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf; Soucek, Potts; Bowen, M. Fernandes, Summerville; Castellanos.

Manchester United XI: Lammens; Dalot, Martinez, Maguire, Shaw; Mainoo, Casemiro; Diallo, B. Fernandes, Cunha; Mbeumo.

Will Castle10 February 2026 19:02

Carrick: 'We've got a lot to fight for'

Here’s what Man Utd interim boss Michael Carrick had to say on his side and tonight’s opponents:

"We do seem to be a team that can cause a lot of problems and create opportunities and score goals, so it's definitely getting the balance right. There's still things to improve on, it's definitely something we've focused on, trying to be better as a team collectively when we don't have the ball,” said the former midfielder on his side and keeping clean sheets.

He added that West Ham will be “fighting” for a result, but explained: “So are we. We've got a lot to fight for, so you'd like to think that balances out in some ways and it's who can come out on top at the end of it, but sure, we're totally aware of what we're going into on Tuesday night and how difficult it will be."