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Predicted West Ham side to play Manchester United: Hernandez and Arnautovic should start

Mauricio Pochettino, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur is greeted by Slaven Bilic, Manager of West Ham United prior to kickoff during the Premier League...
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West Ham United and Manchester United go head-to-head this weekend.

West Ham United travel to Old Trafford this weekend to take on Manchester United in their opening game of the new Premier League season.

Slaven Bilic has eased the concerns of Hammers fans in emphatic fashion this summer, getting over a slow start in the transfer window to add Joe Hart, Marko Arnautovic and Javier Hernandez to the early addition of free agent Pablo Zabaleta.

Slaven Bilic, Manager of West Ham United (R) speaks to Edin Terzic, West Ham United first team coach (L) prior to a Pre Season Friendly between Manchester City and West Ham United at the...

With those new faces West Ham will be quietly confident of doing far better this time round and potentially challenging for some silverware in the process.

West Ham are without Andy Carroll, Cheikhou Kouyate and Michail Antonio while they have minor doubts regarding James Collins, Aaron Cresswell, Manuel Lanzini and new addition Arnautovic, although all are rated at 75 per cent to be fit if called upon.

Manchester United are fresh off the back of their Super Cup defeat to Real Madrid and will want to get a win in their first domestic match of the campaign.

That could be bad news for the Hammers, although in Hernandez they have a player used to scoring important goals at Old Trafford.

The Mexican international will be desperate to mark his competitive West Ham debut with a goal, but only time will tell if he manages it.

Here is how we expect West Ham to line up on Sunday afternoon:

Predicted West Ham side to play Manchester United