Marko Arnautovic is feeling very good right now, full fitness or not.
West Ham’s Austrian striker was a menace in the Irons’ 3-1 win over Manchester United on Saturday, and doesn’t need to hear about tactics or Jose Mourinho.
[ RECAP: West Ham 3-1 Man Utd ]
“It doesn’t matter how they set up, our game was to try to win,” Arnautovic said. “We have to do our job and we did it excellently, and that is why we deserved to win.”
Mark Noble, who set-up two goals in one of his finer performances of the past few seasons, felt a similar way, and credited Manuel Pellegrini. From the BBC:
Noble also had praise for Arnautovic after the 29-year-old returned from injury to post his fourth goal in six Premier League matches.
“He hasn’t trained much, only one or two days, so to run like that shows he is working hard for the team. The performance was great especially for the fans who have come here seen some bad ones.”
West Ham looks very good right now. Their 0-4 start appears to half-unlucky and half a victim of bringing many new pieces together.
As for those new pieces, Mourinho was impressed.
“Congratulations to the scout that found these 21-year-old kids,” Mourinho said. “Issa Diop is a monster.”