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Manchester United's 1-1 draw with West Ham means they have just 20 points from their opening 13 games - their worst start since the 1990/91 campaign after 13 games.

It is also now four consecutive home draws in the league for the Red Devils and that has not happened since December 1980.

United got off to a terrible start this afternoon as Dimitri Payet's free-kick was met by the head of Diafra Sakho after just two minutes as the Hammers striker lost Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

They levelled on 21 minutes though as a sublime looping ball from deep by Paul Pogba was headed home by Ibrahimovic from close range.

It's the superstar combination Jose Mourinho has craved all season as the Frenchman incredibly found his first Premier League assist since his arrival in the summer.

But it was their manager Jose Mourinho who stole the show again, as he was sent to the stands after protesting a yellow card to Pogba for diving by kicking a water bottle and marching out of his technical area.

Jesse Lingard was denied by the offside flag while the Hammers could have won it themselves late on when former United striker Ashley Fletcher saw a close-range shot saved by David de Gea late on.

Here is Frank Smith's five things that we learned from Old Trafford.

1. Just imagine if Pogba became consistent

Paul Pogba has yet to produce the form which saw him become the world's most expensive player on a consistent basis but he showed flashes of brilliance against West Ham.

His delivery for Ibrahimovic's equaliser was exceptional as he lofted a ball into the path of Ibrahimovic to nod in from close range.

And some of the France international's close control and inter-play around the opposition penalty area is truly world-class.

But the former Juventus man, signed for £89million in the summer, must start to do it consistently throughout games - and every week - if he is to live up to his billing as one of the world's best midfielders.

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2. Home is not where the heart is

Manchester United have now drawn four home Premier League games in a row and have not tasted league success at Old Trafford since September 24.

Mourinho's men can point to how they have arguably deserved more from a number of those games and have dominated the opposition on most of those occasions.

But not since February 1990 have they failed to win in four consecutive league matches at Old Trafford and their home form will have to drastically improve if they are to secure Champions League football next season, let alone challenge for the Premier League title.

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3. Are United as unlucky as Jose thinks?

Earlier this month Jose Mourinho described Manchester United as the unluckiest team in the Premier League and this was another game where the manager will rue his misfortune.

But despite having 73.6 per cent possession in the first half, United could only go into the interval level and there comes a point where even Mourinho will have to admit that his team must take responsibility for their failure to be clinical in front of goal.

The Red Devils created plenty of chances this afternoon and could have won by two or three on another day. But is that a team being unlucky or a team not being clinical enough?

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4. Payet still West Ham's main man

It was another afternoon where Dimitri Payet failed to showcase the undeniable talent that he possesses.

The France international is a target for United and could almost be looked on as an audition.

While Mourinho and the recruitment team at Old Trafford may not have been overly impressed by Payet, the Hammers' draw was only made possible because of his superb delivery into the box for Diafra Sakho's early goal.

Payet almost caught out de Gea with another free-kick in the second half and if the Hammers are to avoid the drop this season then retaining his services is crucial.

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5. Old Trafford brings best out of opposition keepers

Jose Mourinho's comments about being the most unluckiest team in the Premier League is partly due to the regularity at which goalkeepers save their finest work at Old Trafford.

And today was no different as Darren Randolph made a string of fine saves in the second half to keep his side in the game.

Marcus Rashford, Lingard, Paul Pogba, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Ibrahimovic were all denied by the Republic of Ireland international as once again United were denied all three points due to an outstanding goalkeeping display.

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