Chris Sutton claims Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths is better than West Ham United’s Javier Hernandez

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Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths and West Ham United forward Javier Hernandez both boast strong scoring records.

Chris Sutton has suggested that Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths is better than West Ham United new boy Javier Hernandez.

Griffiths was in fine form for Celtic last night, which led to Sutton telling BT Sport that the Scottish international could tear apart the Premier League.

The comment caused some debate on Twitter, with one West Ham fan suggesting that Griffiths would struggle in England’s top tier.

And Sutton claims that he would rather have Griffiths in his team over Hernandez, who moved to the London Stadium this summer for a fee valued at £16 million by the London Evening Standard.

West Ham’s signing of Hernandez has caused great excitement, as the Mexican forward has scored goals at every club he has represented in his career to date.

Hernandez has played and proved to be a clinical option for the likes of Manchester United and Bayer Leverkusen previously.

Griffiths, meanwhile, has also been a frequent scorer for Celtic in recent times.

Griffiths has netted 89 goals in 147 matches for the Bhoys, since moving to Glasgow back in 2013.