West Ham United take on Watford as domestic football returns this weekend.
West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic has been speaking to reporters ahead of his side’s Premier League clash with Watford this weekend, with his comments later posted on the club’s official Twitter account.
The Hammers have had a mixed start to the new campaign but with many of their previously injured players coming back to full fitness they will be hoping to go on a run now.
Dimitri Payet and Manuel Lanzini were unavailable for recent games but the West Ham boss has confirmed that both are ready for the match against the Hornets at the London Stadium.
After confirming the Argentine is back and ready to start, Bilic said of Payet, “I am expecting him to be fit and ready to start the game. We have missed him. It is the same for every club. France have missed him.”
Payet was West Ham’s star player last season, scoring and assisting on a regular basis to ensure Bilic enjoyed a highly promising first year at the helm.
Lanzini’s influence on Payet’s game should not be underestimated and the two of them back in tandem should see the goals and the points rack up in the weeks and months ahead.
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