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‘Phenomenal’: BBC pundit raves about West Ham ace Arthur Masuaku’s performance against Chelsea

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The West Ham United star has been superb for David Moyes in recent weeks.

Valencia CF assistant coach Phil Neville gives instructions prior to the La Liga match between Valencia CF and Atletico de Madrid at Estadi de Mestalla on March 06, 2016 in Valencia, Spain.

BBC pundit Phil Neville raved about the performance of Hammers ace Arthur Masuaku against Chelsea, when speaking on BBC’s Match of the Day programme on Saturday December 9th, labelling the 24-year–old as ‘phenomenal’.

West Ham were sensational from the very first whistle until the last against the Blues, and they were buoyed on by the outstanding display from the former Olympiacos man.

Masuaku was brought to the Hammers by Slaven Bilic in the summer of 2016, for a fee believed to be in the region of £6 million, and despite a difficult start to life in east London, he is slowly starting to win the West Ham faithful over.

Arthur Masuaku of West Ham United in action during a Pre Season Friendly between Manchester City and West Ham United at the Laugardalsvollur stadium on August 4, 2017 in Reykjavik, Iceland.

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He is a left-back by trade, but has been utilised further up the pitch since David Moyes’ appointment as manager, and Neville raved about his performances of late, when speaking on BBC’s Match of the Day programme on Saturday December 9th:

Chelsea's Nigerian midfielder Victor Moses (L) vies with West Ham United's French defender Arthur Masuaku (R) during the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and...

“Today, he was the best player on the pitch. He showed qualities that I didn’t think he had. His quality on the ball is phenomenal. His performance allowed West Ham to get further up the pitch and put pressure on the Chelsea defence. He’s got brilliant feet in terms of taking it past people. He’s probably the most important player over the last four games in a West Ham shirt.”

Next up on the agenda for David Moyes’ side is a home game against Arsenal on Wednesday night, and if Masuaku can continue his recent fine form, West Ham have every chance of beating the Gunners.