David Moyes takes full responsibility for Mark Noble penalty miss against Man Utd

David Moyes admitted it was his decision to bring Mark Noble on to take West Ham's stoppage-time penalty against Manchester United, which was dramatically saved by David de Gea.

The Hammers' club captain had been given a watching brief at the London Stadium as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United came from a goal down to lead 2-1, thanks to goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Jesse Lingard - who starred on loan for West Ham during the second half of last season.

But in a dramatic finale referee Martin Atkinson, with a little bit of help from VAR, awarded West Ham a penalty after Luke Shaw had handled Andriy Yarmolenko's cross.

Declan Rice quickly picked up the ball and looked poised to take it before Noble was quickly readied on the sidelines and brought on for Jarrod Bowen. Rice handed West Ham's club captain the ball, but his effort was palmed away by De Gea - who made his first penalty save in over five years.

Moyes' decision to task Noble with the responsibility of taking the penalty was inevitably the first question put to the Scot after the game, and he took full responsibility for the decision while expressing no regret.

"I asked him," Moyes confirmed to the press.

Asked if he regretted the decision, he added, "Not at all because Mark Noble is one of the best penalty kick takers we've got, we had time to think about it, time to make that choice so my choice, my decision.

"But that is what happens in management you have to make big decisions and sometimes they go and sometimes they don't and maybe the job is for some people and maybe not for other people, but that's why you have to take the decisions."

Moyes further elaborated, stating that he'd have been more disappointed with himself had he not turned to a player who had scored his last 10 penalties, and 38 of 42 during his lengthy career.

"I just actually thought that we had a really good penalty kick taker sitting on the bench and I think I would have been more disappointed in myself if I hadn't made the decision," Moyes continued.

"So, if I had given it to one of our players and they had missed then I'd be saying 'why was Mark Noble not on?' And you might be asking me that question as well. So that's what happens, decision making can always be right or wrong."

West Ham have the opportunity to exact revenge against United this coming Tuesday when the two clubs meet again at Old Trafford - this time in the Carabao Cup.