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West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini praises Tim Krul and Sebastien Haller

Manuel Pellegrini, Manager of West Ham United looks on prior to the Premier League match between West Ham United and Norwich City at London Stadium...
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West Ham United won against Norwich City at the weekend.

Tim Krul of Norwich City celebrates the goal scored by Todd Cantwell during the Premier League match between Norwich City and Chelsea FC at Carrow Road on August 24, 2019 in Norwich,...

West Ham United manager Manuel Pellegrini has told the club’s official website that Norwich City goalkeeper Tim Krul was the best player during the Premier League game between the two sides at the weekend.

The Hammers got the better of Norwich 2-0 at the London Stadium in league on Saturday.

Sebastien Haller opened the scoring for the home team in the 24th minute, and Andriy Yarmolenko wrapped up the win with his goal in the 56th minute.

West Ham could have won by a bigger margin had 31-year-old Norwich goalkeeper Krul not made a number of saves throughout the 90 minutes.

Pellegrini was impressed with the display of the former Newcastle United goalkeeper, and he has also hailed 25-year-old striker Haller.

Pellegrini told West Ham’s official after the match on Saturday: “Today we scored two goals, but Krul was the best player on the pitch – he made four or five brilliant saves and we could have won with a bigger difference.”

The West Ham boss added about Haller: “Haller is a complete player because he is not just in the box.

“He scores a lot of goals, but he works a lot for the team. He holds the ball from our long goal kicks, he works hard, he prepares the moments for other players.”

Sebastien Haller of West Ham United during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Norwich City at London Stadium on August 31, 2019 in London, United Kingdom.

Good signing for West Ham United

West Ham signed Haller from German club Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer transfer window for a fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £45 million.

The Frenchman has hit the ground running at the London Stadium and is playing well for the Hammers at the moment.

According to WhoScored, the 25-year-old has scored three goals in three Premier League appearances for West Ham so far this season.

Manuel Pellegrini, Manager of West Ham United looks on prior to the Premier League match between West Ham United and Norwich City at London Stadium on August 31, 2019 in London, United...