Up till half-time of their match towards Man Metropolis, West Ham supervisor, David Moyes, would’ve been delighted by his workforce’s displaying, nonetheless, all of it unravelled in a one-sided second-half.
As soon as once more, Pep Guardiola’s swashbucklers confirmed their mettle and why they will be the workforce to beat in 2023/24.
Jeremy Doku’s excellent particular person effort obtained Metropolis again on degree phrases lower than a minute after the restart on the London Stadium, and from that time on issues regarded ominous for the Hammers.
Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland made the sport secure for the guests, and it was a transfer that concerned the Norwegian that drew the ire of former West Ham participant, Tony Gale, who was co-commentating on the match.
Kyle Walker confirmed Kurt Zouma a clear pair of heels earlier than crossing to Haaland, who may solely hit Alphonse Areola along with his shot.
The benefit with which the England worldwide went previous Zouma clearly irked Gale, nonetheless.
“He regarded like he was working in quicksand,” he mentioned (h/t Hammers Information).
“It didn’t appear proper how he was working. He’s far too relaxed and Walker beat him to it.”
While Gale was right in his viewpoint for that exact sample of play, it shouldn’t detract from what was an inexpensive efficiency from each Zouma and his team-mates.
On one other day the Hammers might need obtained at the least a degree from the match, however Metropolis have already hit that candy spot the place no recreation is out of attain for them and so they’ll simply carry on knocking on the door till they get their reward.