What West Ham did vs Manchester United that left David Moyes delighted

David Moyes felt his West Ham side worked Manchester United out in the second half of their Premier League win.

The Hammers netted twice in the closing quarter through Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus to claim the three points and consign United to an eighth top-flight defeat of the season. It is now 13 in all competitions.

And while the Reds were competitive in the first period, missed chances cost them and Erik ten Hag's side were lifeless after the break. United have plenty of questions to answer but for Moyes it was a happy reunion against his former employers as his side leapfrogged the Reds in the table.

RATINGS: Kambwala good and Antony poor in defeat vs West Ham

ALSO READ: Why Kambwala made his debut and Varane absence explained vs West Ham

"I thought we got much better in the second half," said Moyes. "I said at half-time we never got in behind enough, we never threatened them enough. Some good bits of play in front but didn't get anywhere, second half we looked much better.

"We didn’t mean to come and sit off them. They passed the ball out from the back quite well and sent us back.

"We didn’t quite work it out [before half-time], but we got much better in the second half. The players are also still trying to think how they’re going to get through 90 minutes of the game right at the start, so there is a little bit of that after playing just two days ago.

"But hey, we did the job against Manchester United who for most of the season have been up around the top six or seven. It’s an opponent who if we can beat it’s a great result for us."