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Threat of Manuel Lanzini couldn't save West Ham from defeat to Man United

West Ham slumped to a 2-0 home defeat against a Manchester United side that has now won its last six Premier League games. This was defeat mired in controversy however, and Slaven Bilic and his men will be cursing their luck.

Referee Mike Dean sent off Sofiane Feghouli after just 15 minutes -- the quickest dismissal of the season so far -- for a tussle with Phil Jones in which both players were going for a 50-50 ball. Short of eliminating all tackles from football completely, it's hard to see what either player could have done differently. Dean seemed swayed by Jones' reaction to the tackle and brandished a red card to the astonishment of virtually everyone watching.