Antonio in the squad, West Ham senior player axed: Moyes confirms starting XI v Man City
David Moyes has made nine changes to the West Ham side to play against Premier League champions Manchester City on Sunday.
Michail Antonio has returned to the starting lineup along with Declan Rice. Vladimir Coufal who impressed in the last game has been dropped.
West Ham have confirmed the team news via their official twitter account prior to the kick-off.
As expected Ben Johnson makes a return in place of Coufal.
Fabianski has also returned, along with Aaron Cresswell and Kurt Zouma.
Mark Noble, Jarrod Bowen and Nikola Vlasic have been dropped to the bench.
In all Moyes has made as many as nine changes to the squad for their clash against Manchester City.
Big game
This is a massive game for the Hammers.
West Ham are heading into the game on the back of a strong 2-0 win against Rapid Vienna and they will be loads of confidence.
Man City are in red hot form at the moment. They are heading into this game on the back of a strong 2-1 victory against PSG in the Champions League clash in midweek.
Teams like Tottenham, Crystal Palace, and Southampton have already picked up points against Man City this season, and West Ham have a blueprint ahead of them.
Moyes’ side have beaten Liverpool this season and knocked City out of the EFL Cup as well.
This is going to be a fascinating contest.
In other West Ham news, the Irons held talks with the agents of this striker on Friday and £12.7million could seal the deal in January.
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