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Moyes lays down Benrahma challenge

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David Moyes has laid down the challenge to Said Benrahma after his horror miss against Anderlecht.

The Algeria international blazed over with the goal at his mercy after some excellent work from Jarrod Bowen down the right flank.

That miss means the 27-year-old has only scored one goal this season, and that came against Viborg in the Conference League qualifiers.

Since then, he’s struggled to add an end product to his game, as he has only added one assist too, which also came against Viborg.

Moyes was asked about Benrahma’s struggles in front of goal and he has challenged the Algerian to start hitting the back of the net more often, with him calling tonight’s miss a “classic” of the genre.

Speaking to Football.London after the game, Moyes said: “We like him a lot, we think a lot of him. We’re pushing him and we’re working him to continue hitting the target. We see some things which we think he should be doing more, he should be hitting the target more often, he’s missing the goal too often.

“Tonight was a typical example. If he wants to really be competitive, he can be. Can he play at this level? 100 per cent he can play here and he can be an impact player, he can make an influence in the games. When you get those opportunities, you need to take them.”

West Ham now play Fulham in a London derby this weekend before again playing Anderlecht next week; winning the latter would seal the Hammers’ progress to the knockout stages.

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