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12/04 16:13 CST Man United wastes chance to reach Premier League top 5 in 1-1 draw with West Ham Man United wastes chance to reach Premier League top 5 in 1-1 draw with West Ham By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) --- Manchester United blew the chance to move up to fifth in the Premier League on Thursday when West Ham salvaged a late 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. Soungoutou Magassa's 83rd-minute equalizer canceled out Diogo Dalot's opening goal that had put United on course to move level on points with fourth-place Chelsea. Bruno Fernandes squandered two chances to score a winner in added time --- blazing a shot wide from inside the box and then volleying another off target. It was another setback for United, which has only won one of its last five games --- drawing three. Despite that run, Ruben Amorim's team had the opportunity to move within reach of the Champions League places with a win. And that looked likely when in the 58th Casemiro's long-range shot was controlled in the box by Dalot. The United defender then spun and powered a shot past West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola. It was a game of few chances, with West Ham rarely threatening to find an equalizer. But a late corner saw Jarrod Bowen's flicked header cleared off the line by Noussair Mazraoui. Magassa reacted quickest in the box and side-footed his shot low into the corner to spark celebrations from the visiting fans. The result leaves United in eighth and West Ham 18th. ___ James Robson is at https://x.com/jamesalanrobson ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer