Michail Antonio struck a brilliant double to “thrill” David Moyes and give West Ham some relief from their Premier League troubles.
The Hammers look set to march on to the Europa Conference League last eight as recalled Antonio because the club’s joint highest scorer in continental competitions. Bouncing back from two defeats, the Cypriot opposition were disposed of in the first half. Antonio’s second strike was a cracker, but he limped off with a calf problem.
He collected the ball from Declan Rice ’s drive forward, and conjured a vicious curler with his right foot - his ninth of the season. Antonio also opened the scoring. It was an excellent flicked header from the target man after he drifted in between the centre backs. Declan Rice launched the move with a snappy interception, feeding Said Benrahma, whose cross was perfection.
