Later this evening Manchester City will welcome West Ham United to The Etihad, and in a game that no one will be expecting the Hammers to get anything from, David Moyes will have to set his side up to try and get a result, albeit against all odds.
The boss on @jarrodbowen_:
“I have been pleased with what I have seen from Jarrod at the moment. He’s come in and settled in very quickly, he’s looked very sharp in training.” pic.twitter.com/RKfF8AlBcn
— West Ham United (@WestHam) February 18, 2020
Ahead of the clash, though, the Scottish tactician has been talking about one of his new signings Jarrod Bowen, and he claims to have been pleased with what he’s seen so far, with the ex-Hull City man having settled in quickly and looking sharp in training already after his January move.
The fans have now been speculating over whether or not their latest Hammer will be on the team sheet when they travel to Manchester, and whilst the general feeling is that he simply has to start, many fans believe he’s going to be left out when they turn up at The Etihad.
Could Jarrod Bowen keep us up?
Yes
No
You can read the Irons’ thoughts on Bowen here:
Basically meaning Lanzini is starting ahead of him tomorrow
— Hefs (@Hefs2002) February 18, 2020
Then start him, in fact we have to start him. Bowen and Antonio could have the drive and desire to get us out of this mess. Let’s face it that combination will have a lot more drive than Haller has shown this season.
— Mark Deal (@Deal770M) February 18, 2020
And he’ll be sat on the bench tomorrow with Fornals. Nailed on.
— Simon B (@donsimon78) February 18, 2020
He’s benched then yeah ?
— Paolo (@ellingford_paul) February 18, 2020
He won’t be playing then
— Gareth davies (@Garethd18455552) February 18, 2020
This translates directly to: 85 mins on the bench and then he’ll come on to replace whoever is playing best (we are 6-0 down)
— RLB Stan Account (@DEDillane) February 19, 2020
The fans are desperate for Bowen to start whilst also being resigned to the fact that he likely won’t.