Michail Antonio was overlooked for his England debut again against Malta and West Ham United fans aren’t happy.
England’s Michail Antonio during training
The Hammers’ top scorer got his second England call-up under new temporary boss Gareth Southgate but is yet to make his international bow.
The powerful winger has been one of the few bright sparks for Slaven Bilic in what has been a woeful start to the season.
West Ham United’s Michail Antonio celebrates for West Ham
With five goals for the East Londoners Antonio has elevated himself into the international reckoning.
But he was left on the bench when he was called up by Sam Allardyce for the disgraced former manager’s one and only game at Slovakia.
And he was an unused substitute again when England cantered to a 2-0 win over minnows Malta on Saturday.
England interim manager Gareth Southgate
The match was as close to a gimme as you can get on the international stage and many supporters felt it provided the ideal testing ground for a newcomer with something to prove like the former Nottingham Forest man.
With Slovenia posing a much tougher task in Southgate’s next game in midweek you have to think it will be unlikely he will be willing to experiment.
West Ham fans
And supporters – mostly West Ham fans – have been reacting on Twitter to their Hammers hero being overlooked again.
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