Video showing the reaction of players on West Ham bench to an outrageous piece of skill from Lucas Paqueta against Anderlecht is priceless.
West Ham have tightened their grip on Group B after making it a perfect three wins from three so far.
The result, courtesy of a lovely goal from substitute Gianluca Scamacca – beautifully setup by fellow sub Paqueta – means the Hammers can effectively secure the group win with victory over the same opposition at the London Stadium next Thursday.
Alphonse Areola must also take credit for West Ham’s 1-0 win after producing a stunning point blank save at 1-0 to rival the one he made against Sevilla in last season’s Europa League.
There was no doubting the man of the match, though.
Flynn Downes was head and shoulders the best player on the park with another brilliant performance for his boyhood club.
Victory in Belgium means it is two wins on the bounce for West Ham ahead of the Premier League clash with Fulham at the weekend.
It was a wonderfully crafted goal which showed the huge difference this extra class and quality can make for West Ham in matches.
Paqueta and Scamavva were the difference makers, though, as their class stood out like a sore thumb.
Paqueta wowed from his very first touch – a no-look, first time, reversed through ball with the outside of his foot.
He also got in a couple of nutmegs much to the annoyance of the Anderlecht players.
Video showing reaction of players on West Ham bench to outrageous Lucas Paqueta skill is priceless
But it was one moment of brilliance that is sure to go viral.
A long cross-field pass was pinged out to West Ham’s Brazil star on the right touchline.
And he sprang in the air before crossing his legs and controlling the pass dead with his heel on the opposite side.
And a video showing the reaction of players on the West Ham bench to the outrageous Paqueta skill is priceless.
Aaron Cresswell has been spotted bursting into laughter on the Hammers bench and hitting Tomas Soucek in disbelief at what he has just witnessed.
The hilarious video has been posted on Twitter and West Ham fans will absolutely love it.
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