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Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot might have already won 'miss of the season' and it's not even November. The Portugal full-back had a glorious opportunity to break the deadlock in the first-half of the 2-1 defeat at West Ham. Dalot was played in behind by teammate Bruno Fernandes with a glorious long ball over to top, and beat onrushing Hammers goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski to the ball. It left Dalot with the seemingly simple task of tapping the ball into the empty net. However, the 25-year-old spooned the bouncing ball over the bar, much to the horror of Red Devils supporters. Reacting on social media, one fan wrote: "Dalot. I have no words. Not a single one. " Another said: "How the f*** has Dalot missed from there? " "Miss of the season from Dalot, " a third quipped. The miss even shocked West Ham fans, who celebrated like their own team had just scored. Manchester United, who have missed more big chances than any team in the Premier League this season, were left to rue their wastefulness in the first-half. Alejandro Garnacho rattled the cross bar in the opening minutes, before putting a glorious effort wide of Fabianski's right-hand post later on. Fernandes - who had been denied three assists in the opening 45 minutes - also fluffed a free header. Erik ten Hag's side had eight shots in the first half compared to the home side's one, with two on target compared to Hammers' zero. Drama would follow in the second-half as a late Jarrod Bowen penalty, awarded after a controversial VAR review, piled yet more pressure on manager Erik ten Hag. Bowen sealed all three points for the Hammers in stoppage time after Casemiro had cancelled out Crysencio Summerville's opener. This service is provided on talk SPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy.