Michail Antonio helped West Ham United beat Fulham in the Premier League on Friday night.
Michail Antonio hilariously told Jamie Carragher that he was thinking ‘take if off the screen’ when the London Stadium was showing West Ham’s controversial equalising goal against Fulham on Friday night.
Manuel Pellegrini’s side won the encounter 3-1, but in the first-half, replays clearly showed that striker Javier Hernandez handled the ball from close-range when he levelled the scores after Ryan Babel’s opener.
Centre-back Issa Diop went on to double his side’s lead before Antonio secured all the points with a well-placed header in stoppage-time.
Speaking to Sky Sports Premier League after the match on 22/02/2019 at 10:10 pm, Carragher asked Antonio about West Ham’s opening goal and he issued a brilliant response.
“Chicho [Hernandez] just scored, that’s what happened,” Antonio told Carragher whilst laughing on Sky Sports PL. “He just scored. That’s all I can say.”
Carragher then asks Antonio whether he knew straightaway that Hernandez had handled it: “To be honest, I didn’t see until they played it three times and I was like ‘take it off the screen’,” Antonio laughed.
Following that win, the Hammers moved into the top 10 of the Premier League table and they will be hoping to secure a top-half finish under their recently-appointed manager.
Pellegrini replaced David Moyes in the dugout in the summer, with the Scot replacing Slaven Bilic during the early part of the 2017/18 league campaign.
Now, the Hammers supporters will be hoping for some stability, both on the field and off the field, as they look to finish up high as possible and potentially win a trophy under their manager in the near future.
There is no doubt that the London outfit have the talent to do so with the likes of Diop, Declan Rice and Felipe Anderson all capable of guiding them to glory.
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