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Paul Pogba penalties save lackluster Manchester United

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Premier League - Manchester United v West Ham United - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - April 13, 2019 Manchester United's David de Gea, Paul Pogba and Phil Jones celebrate after the match. [Reuters]

Manchester United needed two Paul Pogba penalties to stay in contention for a top-four Premier League finish by beating West Ham 2-1, while Tottenham moved up to third thanks to Lucas Moura's hat-trick in a 4-0 win over Huddersfield on Saturday.

United had lost four of their previous five games in all competitions and were extremely fortunate to get back to winning ways as West Ham had a goal ruled out for offside, hit the crossbar and saw David de Gea make a wonder save to deny Michail Antonio giving them a late lead.

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