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"Long before West Ham picked it up and made it their own, we used to belt out 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles'," he said.

United's appalling finish hit another low note at Old Trafford as they lost 2-0 to a West Ham side that had failed to win any of their previous eight games.

West Ham completed only their fifth ever top-flight double over Manchester United, after 1926-27, 1928-29, 1976-77, and 2006-07.

The results have led to Maresca facing a manager he has both played under and worked alongside having been a member of Pellegrini's squad at Malaga before later becoming his assistant at West Ham.

When West Ham won the Conference League in 2023, they finished 14th in the Premier League that same season.