West Ham United slipped to a narrow defeat against Manchester United in the fifth round of the FA Cup last night.

The Londoners will be disappointed to have crashed out of the competition after performing reasonably well against the Premier League giants.

Moyes has had a small squad to work with this season and was lacking attacking options against United. However, the Hammers managed to contain the home side for the majority of the game.

The Hammers were impressive at the back and 30-year-old Craig Dawson put in a splendid display for the away side.

The experienced centre back has proven to be a superb addition to the West Ham defence and he was one of the best players on the pitch last night.

He joined the London club on a loan deal at the start of the season and he has proven to be a major bargain for them.

The Londoners had to shuffle their back four due to injuries and change of formation during the game but Dawson managed to lead from the back and came up with vital interceptions and blocks.

Some West Ham fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the defender’s performance against United and here is what they had to say.

Craig Dawson, Said Benrahma and Ben Johnson are my standout performers tonight. They were all just superb.

Feel like we could have done a bit more if the latter had started tonight.

— West Ham Fan Zone (@WHUFCFZ) February 9, 2021

Craig Dawson. Immense tonight