West Ham manager Paul Konchesky aired his devastation for his players after a second-half goal flurry from Manchester United broke a heady defensive resilience from the Hammers to consign them to a fourth successive league defeat.
Konchesky’s side had competently stifled the now-league leaders for nearly an hour, but after Hawa Cissoko felled Alessia Russo inside the area, Katie Zelem broke the deadlock from the penalty spot.
Zelem’s penalty ignited a salvo of goals from United that proved insurmountable for Konchesky’s attack, with a goal from Hayley Ladd and a brace from substitute Lucia Garcia giving United an eventual 4-0 victory in front of a crowd of nearly 28,000 at Old Trafford.
