Dimitri Payet has come out joint top in a Daily Mail survey of the new Premier League stars that have made the biggest impact among the English top-flight clubs this season.
But it gets better. For the Hammers are in top place when the impact of five players – Payet (9), Pedro Obiang (8), Angelo Ogbonna (7), Victor Moses (8) and Manuel Lanzini (8) are rated together: they aggregate a score of 40 from a possible 50!
The new boys come out one point ahead collectively of Manchester United signings Anthony Martial, Memphis Dupay, Matteo Darmian, Bastian Schweinsteiger, and Morgan Schneiderlin, who recorded a score of 39.
Here’s what the Mail rating system has to say of our guys:
Dimitri Payet
Rating: 9/10
The Spanish midfielder played a full part in West Ham’s eye-catching wins away to Liverpool and Manchester City, showing he is not afraid of a midfield confrontation and possesses a relentless energy in closing down opposition players. Certainly a positive start to his Hammers career following a £4.4m move from Sampdoria.
Rating: 8/10
Angelo Ogbonna
A hamstring injury has temporarily put a halt to Ogbonna’s momentum at the beginning of the season and there have been good and bad times so far. He was more than a match for Benteke during the 3-0 win at Anfield but also part of the sloppy defensive displays at home to Leicester and Bournemouth. Certainly improving though like most of the Hammers team.
Rating: 7/10
Victor Moses
Rating: 8/10
Bilic ramped up the pressure on Lanzini, the man nicknamed ‘the Jewel’, by comparing him to David Silva upon arrival at Upton Park. The Argentine produced a classy performance in the 3-0 win at Anfield and looks a good addition to the Hammers midfield, with plenty more to come.
Rating: 8/10