Manchester United U23s vs West Ham LIVE score and goal updates as Shoretire and Fernandez start

Manchester United's U23s play West Ham in the Premier League 2 on Saturday afternoon.

The Reds beat Brighton 2-1 last time out, but this clash against title-chasing West Ham promises to be a tricky encounter.

While West Ham are second in the Premier League 2, they have one game in hand [against United] to play over the league leaders, Manchester City. United are currently sixth in the table and they sit 10 points behind today's opposition.

D'Mani Mellor scored a brace for United against Brighton and he'll be hoping to lead by example again today.

The game kicks off at 1:00 PM at Leigh Sports Village.

Follow the live blog below for live updates throughout.

Hello and welcome to today's Manchester United U23 match blog.