West Ham United manager David Moyes has promised to dance with Lucas Paqueta if they win a trophy this season.
The Hammers travel to Old Trafford on Wednesday night to face Manchester United in the fifth round of the FA Cup, days after the hosts beat Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final to lift their first piece of silverware in five-and-a-half years.
With Moyes' side yet to win a trophy under his management, they did lose in the UEFA Europa League semi-finals last season to eventual winners Frankfurt, victory against United will set them one step closer to the FA Cup final - a trophy they last won in 1980 when they beat Arsenal 1-0.
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United manager Erik ten Hag celebrated the Carabao Cup victory by dancing with Argentinian defender Lisandro Martinez and Brazilian winger Antony, something he did with them at previous club Ajax, and when asked if the Scot would dance with his Brazilian playmaker Paqueta, Moyes responded by saying he would.
“I certainly would, yeah!" said Moyes. "I certainly would, don’t worry, if I win a trophy, I will be flipping dad dancing and everything. Have you seen the Scottish Gay Gordons and the real dancing? They don’t know what I am talking about here!”
Paqueta joined from French club Lyon for £35.6million but could rise to a club-record fee £52.7m after potential add-ons and is starting to show why the Hammers snapped him up in the summer.
Moyes praised the midfielder, adding that the team is looking forward to seeing the 25-year-old continue to improve as he continues to settle into life in east London.
“Yeah, I think he is really beginning to settle in. The people who see West Ham regularly would say there are bits of him, showing really good parts to his game. He is settled in really well. It is us getting used to him and him getting used to us as well. All those bits added together have maybe not quite got us to where we would like to be.
"There are bits to Lucas Paqueta becoming much more apparent, seeing exactly what he is. He is a very, very good technically gifted footballer and has added to it. So we are looking forward to that improvement continuing.”
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