Arthur Masuaku
West Ham boss allays fears of serious Jesse Lingard injury after substitution
West Ham manager David Moyes has moved to allay fears Jesse Lingard picked up an injury in the defeat at Newcastle on Saturday. The loanee, who scored his ninth goal for the club in the game, was withdrawn late on after going down with cramp. Lingard’s goal from the penalty spot made this season his best every in terms of goals scored in the top flight, doing so in just ten games for the Hammers. If they are to make the top four this season, the England international will be key, meaning that his going down sparked fears among many supporters. Lingard was quickly back on the pitch after the game and Moyes was quick to calm any worries. “I think it was just cramp, I don’t think it was anything serious,” said Moyes. Arthur Masuaku and Aaron Cresswell missed the game through injury, with the ...
Arthur Masuaku posts tweet after West Ham’s defeat to Liverpool
West Ham United left-back Arthur Masuaku has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to his side’s failure to win against Liverpool on Saturday evening. The Hammers suffered a 2-1 loss at the hands of Liverpool away from home at Anfield in the Premier League. David Moyes’s side took the lead after just 10 minutes when Pablo Fornals produced a smart finish. Mohamed Salah equalised for the defending Premier League champions in the 42nd minute from the penalty spot. Masuaku was controversially adjudged to have committed a foul on the Egypt international forward inside the West Ham penalty box. Liverpool thought that they had taken the lead in the second half when Diogo Jota had the ball in the back of the net, but it was ruled out due to Sadio Mane’s foul on Angelo Ogbonna. The former Wolverham...
‘Absolutely superb’: Some West Ham fans very impressed with one player tonight
Some West Ham United fans have taken to Twitter to give their reaction to the performance of Arthur Masuaku against Wolverhampton Wanderers at home on Sunday evening. Masuaku was in action for West Ham in their Premier League game against Wolves at the London Stadium this evening. The 26-year-old is a left-back by trade, but the DR Congo international was deployed further upfront by Hammers manager David Moyes, as the London club won 4-0. The defender was superb in the role and was a constant threat to the Wolves defence. According to WhoScored, Masuaku played four key passes, had a pass accuracy of 81.3%, won two headers, took 77 touches, attempted two dribbles, made three tackles, one interception and one clearance, and put in three crosses. Over the course of the 90 minutes at the Londo...
