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McAvennie: ‘Sakho/Valencia to scare City’

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McAvennieWest Ham striking legend Frank McAvennie insists you can’t teach players the instinct we are seeing in Diafra Sakho.

Supermac will be at the Boleyn for a close up look at the Senegalese scoring sensation this weekend believing the Irons have every chance of getting a result.

Speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh he said: “The obvious question always gets asked: ‘What is it he has got?’ but the answer isn’t quite so easy to find.

“The only answer I can give is that he has the instinct – a knack of being in precisely the right place at the right time. He’s a great striker who is only going to get a lot better as he plays more in the league.

“I love Enner Valencia too. He has pace and movement and is proving a real handful for defenders. The two of them are a scary proposition even for the likes of Manchester City.

“I’m really looking forward to this game because we are meeting them when we are clearly in the best form we have been for a long time and that gives us a chance.

“Manchester City won’t be taking this anything other than very seriously indeed but with our two front men anything is possible.

“Many of us have said for a long time that we need two up. Now it’s been proved and we look really good as a result.”

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Hugh Southon is a lifelong Iron and the founding editor of ClaretandHugh. He is a national newspaper journalist of many years experience and was Bobby Moore's 'ghost' writer during the great man's lifetime. He describes ClaretandHugh as "the Hammers daily newspaper!"

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