Nuno Espirito Santo hails two West Ham players after holding Man United to Old Trafford draw

But West Ham clinched a point with seven minutes remaining via Soungoutou Magassa, with the Frenchman scoring his first goal for the club following his summer arrival from Monaco.

It was a positive point for the Hammers, who have started to find some form under Nuno after his appointment at the end of September.

And the West Ham boss was thrilled with his side's display, praising both Bowen and Wan-Bissaka for their contributions as they boosted their chances of staying in the Premier League.

"We should be proud of the work of the boys, they worked really hard to contain Man Utd. We went for the game. The boys worked really hard. We have to be glad," he said.

"I was happy [when the equaliser went in]. I was very, very happy because I think we were on top of the game in that moment, we had momentum.

"I'm very pleased with the work of Jarrod [Bowen]. We are very happy to have him as a captain. He leads by example. He played an amazing game today."

"I think [Aaron Wan-Bissaka] played well. Our defence was OK. The goal we conceded came from a rebound. Nothing to do with organisation - the cover was there, the hard work was there. I think all of the defensive work was very very positive."

"It's an important result because it's a tough place to come. We are proud that we achieved something.

"It could have been three [points]. I felt we had good momentum - Man Utd, of course, also had some chances.

"But it doesn't change anything. We are building, always looking for a better performance. We will recover faster for Brighton.

"When we have a good result, a good performance, the legs recover faster. So we're going to have a tough match on Sunday, but with a better recovery.

"I thought that all of the performance - especially in the second half - the way that we recovered, the way that we played, the way that we combined, we created many problems for Man Utd."

While Nuno was happy, United boss Ruben Amorim admitted he was furious after his side squandered a glorious opportunity to rise to fifth in the Premier League table.

"Frustrated, angry, that is it," he said when asked how he was feeling.

"After the first goal, we lost some second balls. We tried to defend all the time far from the goal. It happened long ball, they win the second ball against three guys of us so we need to be better in the second half.

"We are losing because of the second balls, sometimes it is not more men in front. We are really inconsistent but if you look at the goal, we have a long ball, we have everything under control, we need to do better.

"I always have the feeling that we have to score more goals and I'm sure about that."

Neither side will have too long to reflect on the match.

West Ham will return to action against Brighton on Sunday (2pm).

As for Amorim's men, United will turn their attentions towards Monday night's showdown with Wolves at Molineux (8pm).