Claret & Hugh has been informed by a top West Ham source that reports of an injury to El Hadji Malick Diouf are completely wide of the mark.
Fans became suspicious when the Senegalese left-back was omitted from the team and the bench for Monday night’s FA Cup victory over Brentford. Ollie Scarles started at left-back and was replaced by Ezra Mayers at half-time following a difficult 45 minutes.
Diouf will start for West Ham against Manchester City
Brentford Absence Raises West Ham Concerns
Nuno Espírito Santo rotated his West Ham team for the game, but usual first-teamers such as Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Crysencio Summerville were still on the bench.
However, Diouf was nowhere to be seen, which led to concern he may be injured.
Club Source Clears Up Diouf Situation
But when Claret & Hugh reached out to a top London Stadium source, we were informed: “No, he’s not injured. Just rested.”
The 21-year-old is expected to be back in his usual position for the visit of Manchester City this weekend.
He was watching on from the bench