Red Devils totally lacking in devilment

West Ham and Manchester United played out a dull goalless draw at the London Stadium although the result was enough to see Jose Mourinho’s side secure second place in the Premier League.

Luke Shaw had a strike turned onto a post in the first half in a game bereft of quality and decent chances.

The point means United will finish as best of the rest behind runaway champions Manchester City while the Hammers move within two points of the top half with a game remaining.

Two years to the day since West Ham won this fixture, the last at their old Upton Park home, and the stage could not have been further removed.

There were empty seats, a lack of atmosphere and two sides lurching towards the end of fairly disappointing league campaigns.

Mourinho reacted to last Friday’s 1-0 defeat at Brighton by making eight changes, introducing a back three and utilising fit-again Alexis Sanchez as his main striker.

The likes of Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Juan Mata paid the price for a poor showing on the south coast with the trio dropped to the bench here.

The away supporters in attendance paid near-constant tributes to former boss Sir Alex Ferguson, the 76-year-old now out of intensive care having had an operation on a brain haemorrhage over the weekend.