Moyes must trust this Iron against Manchester City

By Dave Langton

Ben Johnson has to be named in the first team this weekend.

The Hammers are preparing for  one of their biggest tests at the London Stadium against Pep Guardiola’s outstanding side.

City are doing everything they can to keep Liverpool off their tails in the title race, while the Irons know that winning their final two games would seal a sixth-placed finish and qualification to the Europa League.

City will either play Raheem Sterling or Riyad Mahrez on the right wing and, given how our Europa League campaign went, it’s debatable as to whether Aaron Cresswell can be trusted.

He was sent off twice in two ties, the first leg of the quarter-final, and the second leg of the semi-final.

Can we really trust him to go up against two of the very best wingers in English football?

The answer, here, is surely to play Ben Johnson at left-back, with Vlad Coufal at right-back. Johnson actually played in the snowy reverse fixture, which City won 2-1, and he impressed at right-back.

He should have another chance to play against Guardiola’s men.