Lanzini well in frame as guessing game starts

Manuel Lanzini looks set to keep his place in the Hammers line-up for the match against Newcastle on Monday night.

Insiders are telling ClaretandHugh the manager is set to reward the team that beat Liverpool so convincingly with another run-out against the Geordies.

We were told: “One of the biggest questions is whether he will stick with young Lanzini and the answer is that it’s going to be very difficult to leave him out after a goal-scoring League debut.

“There is nothing definitive at this stage but the general mood seems to be that the lad will start and that the team will remain unchanged.”

That will mean that the bench will be as strong as we’ve seen at at the Boleyn in several years with Antonio, Moses and Carroll looking to get on at some stage.