Exclusive: Payet Liverpool plan revealed

Exclusive

ClaretandHugh has this morning been told exclusively that Dimi Payet is set to play for half an hour or so in the Saturday lunch time match against Liverpool.

Payet – ruthlessly hacked down by a member of the other Merseyside team, James McCarthy – has made a faster than expected recovery and is set to parade his mesmerising skills as the New Year gets off to the best possible start for the Irons.

And we have also been told that both James Collins and Enner Valencia – who were reported to be limping as they left Upton Park  after the Southampton victory – are both fine and available.

Payet’s recovery is the best New Years news possible and he is set to  renew his partnership with Manu Lanzini who will be joining the Irons permanently in February or March according to chairman David Sullivan.

And both Winston Reid and Victor Moses are reported on schedule to join training in early January.

A senior source told us: “Dimitri is recovered and the plan at the moment is that he will play 30-45 minutes.”