This Wednesday the West Ham maintained the high level it has shown this season and defeated on the road 3-1 Aston Villa by the date 22 of the Premier League.
The great protagonist of the day was Jesse Lingard, who made his debut as a starter in the hammers and responded with a spectacular double.
At 56 ‘he scored with a left foot after an assist from Michail Antonio and lengthened the figures at 83 ‘with a right hand, also assisted by Antonio.
A great joy for the English midfielder who had just played 179 minutes in three appearances with him Manchester United in this season.
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He left his bad moment behind and with 28 years he hopes to relaunch his career. In fact, in an interview after the game, he said he feels great.
“I was smiling before the game and during the game, I love football and I enjoy playing it”, pointed out Lingard, who celebrated one of his goals by putting his finger to his mouth in silence.
“It’s been a long time … I enjoyed a lot and started with two goals and three points, which is the most important thing,” added.
West Ham jumped to fifth place in the Premier League standings and fell nine behind the leader Manchester City. In his next match he will visit Fulham, a match scheduled for this Saturday, February 6.