West Ham United’s Pablo Zabaleta appeared to taunt Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha at full time.
Pablo Zabaleta increased his popularity among West Ham United fans in a big way on Saturday.
The Argentine right-back not only successfully shackled Wilfried Zaha during West Ham’s 3-2 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday, but he seemed to taunt the Eagles winger at full time.
United survived a nervy last 14 minutes at the London Stadium after Palace pulled one back in the final quarter, and the relief was evident in how the Irons’ players celebrations upon hearing the final whistle.
But the 33-year-old was particularly joyous and appeared to celebrate right in Zaha’s face – something that wasn’t lost on West Ham fans.
Here’s how they reacted:
It was a brilliant win for Manuel Pellegrini’s side, who had to come from behind.
The Chilean’s troops displayed some real courage and have now won three Premier League games on the spin as a result of their bottle.
Zabaleta’s full-blooded performance typified West Ham on the day, as the former Manchester City star put his body on the line time and again to preserve the three points, and it’s easy to see why he is such a popular figure among the Hammers faithful.
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