West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce was proud of his players after their 1-1 draw with Manchester United.

Daley Blind scored in stoppage-time to rescue a scarcely deserved point for United after Cheikhou Kouyate's superb opener for the Hammers.

Allardyce said: "We have to give the players credit for how well they defended as well as how well they played in possession, which was almost the perfect performance.

"It's a fantastic performance. Not a result we deserved or wanted, but we're back to a level that we know we can play at.

"It was just a great shame we conceded a goal as late as we did, which wasn't the normal goal you concede against Man United.

"A punt up the middle, it was actually our player (Carl Jenkinson) that headed it, so it wasn't any great play at all.

"It's a great shame we didn't hold out, but I just feel Man United have David de Gea to thank for keeping them in the game for that long, with the amount of saves he had to make."