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West Ham fans shower praise on Andriy Yarmolenko after display vs Rapid Vienna

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West Ham fans have showered praise on Andriy Yarmolenko for his performance against Rapid Vienna in the Europa League tonight.

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The Ukrainian has been heavily criticised for his performances over the past year or so.

He turned on the style tonight, however.

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The 31-year-old played an instrumental role in West Ham’s opening goal against Rapid Vienna.

The Ukraine international cut inside onto his left foot and floated a wonderful ball into Michail Antonio who then found Declan Rice who subsequently slotted home.

Brilliant stuff from Yarmo.

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West Ham fans praise Andriy Yarmolenko

The Hammers attacker has been under-fire for quite some time now after a succession of lacklustre displays.

David Moyes gave him a chance to prove himself tonight, however. And Yarmolenko didn’t let the Scot down.

The little bit of magic that he produced inside the first half was so typical of the experienced Ukrainian.

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Some West Ham fans took to Twitter and praised Yarmolenko for his performance against Rapid Vienna at the London Stadium tonight…