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title: "West Ham United: Plenty of fans heap praise on Michail Antonio after Southampton victory"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-united-fans-praise-michail-antonio-southampton-victory/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Wareing"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2019-12-15T17:00:05Z"
modified: "2019-12-15T17:00:05Z"
---

# West Ham United: Plenty of fans heap praise on Michail Antonio after Southampton victory

**West Ham were back to winning ways on Saturday after they managed to scrape a 1-0 victory against Southampton. Manuel Pellegrini has been [under severe pressure](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7775813/Manuel-Pellegrini-pressure-West-Ham-one-game-save-job.html) over the last few weeks, but his players showed they’re willing to up their game to make sure he stays in charge.**

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Michail Antonio was a standout performer for the Hammers up front, and he was rated 9/10 and labelled “immense” by [Football London](https://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/fixtures-results/west-ham-player-ratings-vs-17422026). They chose to compliment his link-up play with Sebastien Haller and his willingness to work hard for the team. So far this Premier league season, he’s been rated an average of 7/10 by [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/69517/Show/Michail-Antonio), but he clearly hit new heights against the Saints .

West Ham’s official Twitter account were quick to highlight just how good his game was in a tweet, pointing towards his seven dribbles, and 28 duels, among other stats. They described him as a “beast”, and fans were quick to reply with compliments on his performance and all-round ability.

> 7⃣ Dribbles\
> 3⃣ Chances created\
> 4⃣ Open play crosses\
> 2⃣8⃣ Duels\
> 1⃣2⃣ Sprints
>
> B E A S T 💪 [pic.twitter.com/AvZxkFsjJ5](https://t.co/AvZxkFsjJ5)
>
> — West Ham United (@WestHam) [December 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1206189403758059521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

You can see some of their reactions to the tweet below:

> Most vital player in the team
>
> — Fabacadabra #FTspeakout (@txdq12) [December 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/txdq12/status/1206189872853258243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He should be in the England team.
>
> — Chantal Taylor (@Chantal50172701) [December 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/Chantal50172701/status/1206199613595832322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Our best player, can’t believe some wanted him sold last year
>
> — Jack (@Jack\_hobson12) [December 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/Jack_hobson12/status/1206190434306928642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Immense performance.. so valuable to us. We’ve all taken him for granted for years.
>
> — Harry🎐 (@jth100000) [December 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/jth100000/status/1206189649695256576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Love him
>
> — Solar Jxck (@Unionstreaming) [December 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/Unionstreaming/status/1206190534018109441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [pic.twitter.com/h3Ko9wHFa2](https://t.co/h3Ko9wHFa2)
>
> — HammersSteve (@HammersSteve) [December 15, 2019](https://twitter.com/HammersSteve/status/1206191344571617282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***West Ham fans, who do you think was your team’s standout performer against Southampton and why?***