Phil Brown asked Bilic to sub Payet

Dimtri Payet scored two goals on his debut against Southend, and Southend Manager Phil Brown admitted he even asked Slaven Bilic to take the playmaker off to make it a fairer contest.

“I’m delighted for my chairman and for the Club that West Ham played a strong squad,” Brown told Southend’s official website.

“There was one player – Dimitri Payet – who showed absolute quality and I asked Slaven [Bilic] whether he was going to take him off, and make it more of an even game!”