West Ham United lost to Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
No surprises there of course, but one West Ham player’s performance against Liverpool definitely raised some eyebrows.
It has been a Premier League season to forget for West Ham, whilst Liverpool have had one of their better campaigns since the top league was formed in 1992.
Graham Potter clearly has a tough task on his hands if he is to turn things around at the London Stadium next season.
Potter is said to be planning a big squad rebuild at West Ham, and boy do we need that.
The strange thing about Sunday’s performance against Liverpool was that some of the players who have let us down this season actually played quite well at Anfield.
One of them was particularly good, and the Liverpool fans were mightily impressed by him.
Liverpool fans stunned by how good West Ham star Lucas Paqueta is
Lucas Paqueta put in one of his better performances for West Ham at Anfield.
The Brazilian was sensational in possession of the football, and looked every bit the world-class midfielder against Liverpool.
It has actually been claimed that West Ham could sell Lucas Paqueta this summer, in order to help fund Potter’s rebuild.
That will obviously only be possible if he is cleared of the betting breach charges he’s currently facing.
If he is up for sale, it seems like the Liverpool fans would love him to swap the London Stadium for Anfield in the summer.
One Liverpool fan said on X, “Paqueta looking real comfy under pressure.“
Whilst another Reds supporter wondered about the possibility of signing the Brazilian, “Is Paqueta available?“
Meanwhile, a third said, “Paqueta, what a shame it didn’t materialise.“
A fourth Liverpool fan said, “Kudus and Paqueta are ballers.“
The a fifth Liverpool supporter asked, “How much would Paqueta cost?“
Whilst a sixth Red said, “Paqueta is amazing.“
And a seventh Liverpool fan raved about the Hammers star as well, “I have never seen Paqueta lose the ball.“
Meanwhile, an eight fan simply said, “Lucas Paqueta is a joke of a footballer.“
Lucas Paqueta’s betting trial rumbles on
The Brazilian’s trial for spot-fixing has still not been concluded.
If Paqueta is found guilty of the charges levelled against him, West Ham fear that he could be banned for life.
That would obviously be an absolute disaster for him, and the Hammers.
If Lucas Paqueta is let off the hook though, maybe Liverpool will come in for him this summer, after his performance for West Ham at Anfield on Sunday.
He proved that he is still an elite player when he puts his mind to it.
Unfortunately, he hasn’t been anywhere near the levels he’s capable of this season.
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