Pundit Micah Richards has heaped praise on West Ham's Jarrod Bowen for his performance against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Bowen ran the show down the right-hand side for the hosts at the London Stadium, as he came up against an injured full-back in Renan Lodi.
Despite his injury, Lodi played through the game but the effects began to show and Bowen capped his impressive performance with an assist. It was a display that caught the eye of former Man City and Aston Villa full-back Micah Richards.
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"His all-round game was brilliant," Richards said on Match of the Day. "When you're going through a tough time the manager picks players he can trust and he showed up.
"When he was on the ball he was comfortable. He was looking for it in difficult moments. West Ham got all their goals in the second half. When the crowd get on your back who is going to be the man who makes a difference.
"When he hit the post you wonder if it won't be West Ham's day. Everything he did was excellent. He was West Ham's best player and got his assist (for the first goal)."
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