The West Ham United manager is full of praise for the Hammers star.
Quoted by the Daily Star, West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic has heaped praise on Michail Antonio.
The winger has been a huge hit for the Hammers since joining from Nottingham Forest last season.
He managed eight goals and three assists in the Premier League last year, playing a key role in the side’s strong first season under Bilic.
He has continued that fine form at the beginning of this campaign, despite his side’s struggles, with five goals to his name in their first nine games.
The Hammers faithful have firmly taken him to heart and Bilic says he is one of the main reasons his team have scored most of their goals.
“He’s a real find, very versatile, especially the way football is played today,” the Daily Star quotes him saying.
“Michail is one of the main reasons we have scored most of our goals. He has made very few tactical mistakes and has been spot on.”
Antonio has found himself played in a number of positions at the club, with Bilic utilising him in various roles.
Last season he featured first as a winger and then a right wing-back when injuries decimated this squad.
This week saw him used as a central striker in the EFL Cup win over Chelsea and Bilic says they will continue to use him all across the park in future.
“We have a few strikers out and others who need time so that’s why we put him there,” he added.
“We don’t want to move him around the pitch too much but at the end of the day we are going to put him in a position where the team needs him.”
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