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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jacob Steinberg at the London Stadium

West Ham roar past Freiburg with Kudus’s dazzling double the highlight

The West Ham players pretend to shine Mohammed Kudus’s boot after he ran from inside his own half to score their fourth with a goal-of-the-season contender.
West Ham’s players pretend to shine Mohammed Kudus’s boot after he ran from inside his own half to score a goal-of-the-season contender. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

The debate over David Moyes’s future has its latest talking point. Those fans who want Moyes to go at the end of the season have something to ponder after seeing West Ham’s charge into the last eight of European competition for the third successive season end with Mohammed Kudus decorating an emphatic triumph with two special solo goals.

Entertaining enough? West Ham were outstanding as they swatted Freiburg aside, maintaining their interest in the Europa League by winning 5-1 on aggregate after a stirring comeback, and Moyes deserves much of the credit. Nobody could accuse the Scot of caution after he sent Kudus, Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paquetá out to torment Freiburg’s defenders.

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