Manchester United fan invades London Stadium pitch to celebrate Juan Mata's opener at West Ham
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Manchester United attacker Juan Mata celebrated his goal against West Ham with an unfamiliar face - after a fan invaded the London Stadium pitch to hug the Spaniard.
Mata's 63rd-minute strike gave Jose Mourinho's side the lead in Stratford as he swept the ball home from a Marcus Rashford centre.
He wheeled away to celebrate in front of United's supporters but one man wasn't content with watching his heroes celebrate from afar and leaped over the advertising hoardings to grab Mata.
United's No 8 was unperturbed by the fan's advances as he continued celebrating the crucial goal for his team.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic doubled the visitors' lead late on from an offside position in a match which was plagued by poor officiating.
West Ham played the majority of the game with 10 men after Mike Dean's atrocious decision to dismiss Sofiane Feghouli after 15 minutes for a challenge on Phil Jones.
The 2-0 win sees Mourinho's men move to within one point of a top four spot ahead of their next Premier League game against Liverpool in just under two weeks' time.
United face Reading in the FA Cup on Saturday before hosting Hull in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final the following Tuesday.
Liverpool, currently second in the top flight, are the visitors to Old Trafford on Sunday, January 15.
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