David Moyes: Benrahma got a knock on his knee v Zagreb
Said Benrahma picked up a knock on his knee when he came off the bench for West Ham in their Europa League clash against Dinamo Zagreb, confirms David Moyes.
His niggle has put him in doubt ahead of the Hammers’ game against Manchester United on Sunday.
The Algerian, who has started in all of their league matches this season, will be a huge miss for Moyes should he be ruled out.
Speaking to the press ahead of the Sunday game, Moyes said, via the club’s official website, “In terms of team news, Said Benrahma got a knock on his knee when he came on against Dinamo Zagreb, but apart from that the squad are mostly fully available.”
Will he be fit?
These comments were stated after the Zagreb game and embargoed for Friday evening so there’s a good chance that he could have recovered and be ready for action on Sunday.
Players often suffer knocks, but are back within a couple of days in training, and he could very well be involved in their pre-game preparation today (Saturday).
Nikola Vlasic endured an underwhelming first start on Thursday, so Moyes cannot afford to start him and will be hoping that Benrahma passes a fitness test to be deemed eligible.
It could also be Moyes playing some mind games as we’ve often seen managers remain coy on the fitness of their key players.
This makes the opponents second guess and could be detrimental if they end up weakening their side.
It remains to be seen whether or not he’s actually ready to go, because without him, the Irons’ chances to win would reduce considerably, especially given the fact that there’s no Michail Antonio either.
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