West Ham will be looking to build on their morale-boosting win over Nottingham Forest when they face Manchester United in the FA Cup this evening.

David Moyes is said to have needed a positive result against the Reds to save his job and his side responded in emphatic fashion, with four second-half goals lifting the Hammers outside of the relegation zone.

It means the Irons can travel to Old Trafford in a confident mood, although there will be far less expectation of a result against Erik ten Hag’s in-form side.

How should West Ham line up against Manchester United?

While the focus for West Ham should be on their ongoing fight against relegation, a victory at Old Trafford would put the Hammers in a great position to reach Wembley, so Moyes should select a strong team, while also giving opportunities to returning players.

Here is how Football FanCast expects West Ham to line up against United, with four changes from the side that started against Forest.

(4-2-3-1) Areola, Johnson, Aguerd, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Benrahma, Cornet, Scamacca.

After fracturing an eye socket and a cheekbone against Forest, Lukasz Fabianski certainly won’t be starting at Old Trafford, so Alphonse Areola comes in as his replacement in between the sticks.

Vladimir Coufal would also pick up a heel injury against Steve Cooper’s side which will probably rule him out this evening, so Ben Johnson switches over to right-back, with Aaron Cresswell taking his place at left-back.

Nayef Aguerd and Angelo Ogbonna continue their centre-back partnership after steering the Hammers to a clean sheet last time out, although Kurt Zouma could soon be back in contention.

There is one change in midfield as the “exceptional” Lucas Paqueta – in the words of FourFourTwo’s Mark White – drops out, with Said Benrahma replacing him as an attacking midfielder after notching two assists at the weekend, while Maxwel Cornet makes his eagerly anticipated return from injury on the left wing.

Jarrod Bowen continues on the right, while two-goal hero Danny Ings is sadly cup-tied for the trip to Old Trafford, so Hammers fans will be hoping that Gianluca Scamacca can put his poor run behind him, as he starts in his place.