West Ham: Fabianski, Coufal, Emerson, Ogbonna, Zouma, Rice, Soucek, Paqueta, Fornals, Bowen, Ings.
Subs: Areola, Johnson, Cresswell, Antonio, Lanzini, Cornet, Benrahma, Kehrer, Mubama
Leeds: Robles, Ayling, Forshaw, Koch, Wober, Harrison, Rodrigo, Struijk, Kristensen, McKennie, Bamford.
Subs: Meslier, Cooper, Aaronson, Roca, Summerville, Rutter, Gnonto, Greenwood, Chilokoa-Mullen.

There are bad losers and then there are bad 'tooled up' losers wearing masks intent on inflicting fear and mayhem on women and children! UEFA SHOULD hold AZ to task for not controlling their 'Ultra's', instead they will most likely receive a financial slap on the wrists with no further action being taken.

AZ Alkmaar: Ryan, Sugawara, Beukema, Hatzidiakis, Kerkez, Reijnders, Mijnans, Clasie ©, van Brederode, Karlsson, Pavlidis Subs: Verhulst (GK), Deen (GK), D.De Wit, Mihailovic, Lahdo, Bazoer, Vanheusden, Buurmeester, M.De Wit, Meerdink, Goes
West Ham: Areola, Kehrer, Zouma, Aguerd, Cresswell, Rice ©, Souček, Paquetá, Benrahma, Antonio, Bowen Subs: Fabiański (GK), Anang (GK), Coufal, Johnson, Ogbonna, Lanzini, Downes, Emerson, Fornals, Cornet, Ings, Mubama

Sunday's surrender to Brentford was a sanguine experience in several ways, firstly the '2nd' team selected contained nine changes from midweek and it showed! Secondly and perhaps more importantly, rumblings about David Moyes being retained beyond this season might be heard less now his 'new trick' abysmally failed when called upon.

Brentfrod: Raya (c); Hickey, Pinnock, Mee, Henry; Janelt, Jensen, Damsgaard; Mbeumo, Wissa, Schade. Subs: Cox, Zanka, Ajer, Roerslev, Baptiste, Onyeka, Ghoddos, Dasilva, Stevens.
West Ham: Fabianksi; Johnson, Aguerd, Ogbonna (c), Emerson; Soucek, Downes; Cornet, Lanzini, Fornals; Ings. Subs: Areola, Creswell, Zouma, Kehrer, Rice, Paqueta, Benrahma, Mubama, Bowen.

Football is still played on a pitch as far as we can make out and yet there are certain clubs who have taken their 'digital philosophy' to a new level whereby everything is looked at in 'AI' detail to determine the best way to get a result, irrespective of what it entails.

West Ham: Areola, Kehrer, Zouma, Aguerd, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice (C), Bowen, Paqueta, Benrahma, Antonio. Subs: Fabianski, Anang, Johnson, Fornals, Lanzini, Downes, Cornet, Ings, Emerson, Potts, Mubama.
AZ Alkmaar: Ryan, Sugawara, Beukema, Hatzidiakos, M De Wit, Clasie, Mijnans, Reijnders, Odgaard, Pavlidis, Van Brederode. Subs: Verhulst, Deen, Mihailovic, Barasi, Lahdo, Bazoer, Vanheusden, Buurmeester, Meerdink, Goes

So much of West Ham's season and David Moyes' tenure at the club depends on the club's showing in the Conference League Cup semi finals, last year the semi finals were as far as the club could get in the far superior Europa League Cup, failing against the eventual winners.

There is something of the late great 'Sir' Bobby Moore about Declan Rice, albeit in the format of a modern day footballer earning vast amounts of money compared to when Bobby played the game. Apart from putting in a true captain's performance against a team Hammers 'owed one', Rice showed he was just that little bit more special with the heartfelt kindness he showed to a young fan at the end of the match that saw visitors Manchester United beaten by a Said Benrahma goal.

West Ham: Fabianski, Kehrer, Aguerd, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice (c), Soucek, Bowen, Paqueta, Benrahma, Antonio.
Substitutes: Areola, Anang, Johnson, Fornals, Lanzini, Downes, Cornet, Ings, Emerson.

Man Utd: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Shaw, Malacia, Casemiro, Eriksen, Antony, Fernandes (c), Rashford, Weghorst.
Substitutes: Butland, Maguire, Martial, Sabitzer, Fred, Dalot, Sancho, Williams, Garnacho.