Alan Shearer blown away by Michail Antonio
Alan Shearer was left blown away by West Ham United forward Michail Antonio in the 2-1 win over Leeds on Saturday.
The Jamaican international fired home the winner in the final seconds of the clash, sending the away fans wild at Elland Road.
Shearer even predicted that Antonio will go on to smash his best goals total in the Premier League after already hitting half of the number he did last season.
Speaking on Match of the Day, Shearer singled out the one man he loved watching yesterday, of course, the matchwinner.
“What a brilliant centre-forward Michail Antonio is,” he gushed.
“Five goals, four assists – only five games because he had his suspension. I think 10 the most he’d had in the Premier League, five already. He’s going to smash it.”
Smashing it.
We are running out of superlatives for the main man.
Despite being frustrated at times at Elland Road, especially when that Tomas Soucek strike was disallowed, he never stopped.
Antonio is a nightmare for any side in this division, and Leeds would have thought they had done well to stop him before that last moment.
Don’t switch off when he is around, because he will take advantage, and that brilliantly composed finish shows just how good he has become.
Adding that finishing touch to his physicality and speed was always the final ingredient Antonio needed, and he is finally delivering that.
What a player, and when Shearer agrees, you know you are doing something right – bring on more goals.
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