Many West Ham fans react to starting XI return of Michail Antonio v Stockport
West Ham United finally welcomed back Michail Antonio on Monday evening in their FA Cup clash against Stockport County.
The Irons striker has been missing for weeks now with a hamstring problem and has come off the bench in recent games such as the 1-0 win at Everton.
David Moyes had little choice but to start Antonio, though, with Sebastien Haller being sold to Ajax this week, ending his horror time at the London Stadium.
It wasn’t the best of starts for Antonio.
The 30-year-old struggled to get his match sharpness back and missed plenty of opportunities by not having that urgency in the final third.
Haller was often savaged for his performances, and there wasn’t much difference between what he delivered and Antonio gave us for the majority of this one.
The more the game went on, the more unfit Antonio looked in the final third.
Numerous balls were fired into the box in the second half, but there was no one there to meet them – something that Antonio has made a name for at West Ham in these recent years.
Thankfully, Craig Dawson came to the rescue, saving the Hammers and sending them into the fourth round late on.
Many West Ham fans have reacted to his first start since his hamstring problems, and there weren’t entirely happy with what they saw at Edgeley Park.
Although most of them weren’t impressed, the majority did agree that it was vital for Antonio to get more minutes under his belt before the Premier League returns.
West Ham Zone have picked out some of the best reactions below…
https://twitter.com/WHUFC_News/status/1348725247151927304
https://twitter.com/lapstar11/status/1348730834082271233
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