West Ham United fans have reacted furiously to Gareth Southgate’s decision to snub Michail Antonio in his latest England squad.
West Ham’s Michail Antonio looks dejected
The Hammers have endured a terrible season so far and sit 17th in the Premier League, just one point off the bottom three.
But one of the club’s shining lights has been top scorer Michail Antonio who has consistently delivered for Slaven Bilic’s side so far with six goals, making him one of the highest scoring Englishmen in the top flight this season.
He was at it again on Saturday, scoring West Ham’s goal in their 1-1 draw against Stoke City.
Michail Antonio was called up to the last two England squads
Antonio was included in the last two squads by Sam Allardyce and his replacement Southgate.
But he was not given a single minute of action during either international break and even Andros Townsend, who was handed a late call-up to replace an injured squad member for the October internationals, got game time ahead of the powerful winger.
The likes of Jack Wilshere, Townsend and Jesse Lingard have all received call-ups to Southgate’s squad for the games against Scotland and Spain.
England interim manager Gareth Southgate
But former Nottingham Forest man Antonio, who has worked his way up from non league to Premier League, has been snubbed altogether sparking a furious reaction from West Ham fans on social networking site Twitter.
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