As he arrived to preview the Southampton game in front of the media in the pouring rain on Friday, David Moyes made a point of ensuring his umbrella was folded down and tucked away before entering the press conference room.
“There’s no chance I’m having that up in here,” he said, with a knowing smile. The West Ham manager will take help from wherever he can get it over the final two months of this campaign, and his small gesture towards keeping fortune onside sprang to mind when Paul Onuachu fired his shot off the crossbar in the dying minutes on Sunday.
