Manchester United fan Ashley Fletcher desperate to beat rivals Manchester City with West Ham

New boy: West Ham's Ashley Fletcher
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Standard Sport28 August 2016

Manchester United fan Ashley Fletcher hopes his new club West Ham can upset Manchester City for the second straight season on Sunday.

The 20-year-old signed a four-year deal with the Hammers this summer after his Old Trafford deal expired and is determined to dent Pep Guardiola's perfect start to the Premier League campaign.

Slaven Bilic's men recorded a shock 2-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium 11 months ago as City missed the chance to go six points clear at the top and Fletcher has his sights set on dealing another blow to their title aspirations.

“As an ex-Man United player, I’m looking forward to playing against the Blues and hopefully we can beat them like we did last year.

“I’m a United fan and want to go back there and beat them.”

City have spent north of £150million reinforcing this month and Fletcher says while West Ham can't compete in the transfer market, it is a different story on the pitch.

He added: “They‘ve added massively. My team-mate Mark Noble says we can’t go out and buy £80m players but City can.

“They have billionaire owners but that is something that has come into football.

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“The prices keep going up. But at the end of the day it’s 11 versus 11 and we’ll go out as a team and try to beat them.

“This club gives youngsters a chance. That is why I came. I’d like to think I’ve got off to a good start. I am lucky to be here.”

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