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In an interview with Brazil's top newspaper, O Globo, given just after West Ham United's 2-0 win over Manchester United, Felipe Anderson confided that when he first arrived at the London Stadium he was quite shocked at the lack of protection afforded players by the Referee and their assistants, of course he already knew the pace of the Barclays Premier League would be frenzied, but he admits he was initially 'overcome' by it's sheer physicality.

West Ham: Fabianski, Cresswell, Diop, Ogbonna, Fredericks, Rice, Fornals, Noble, Yarmolenko, Anderson, Haller Subs: Jiminez, Balbuena, Zabaleta, Snodgrass, Sanchez, Wilshere, Ajeti
Man Utd: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Young, Matic, Pereira, McTominay, Mata, Rashford Subs: Romero, Lingard, Rojo, Fred, Gomes, Tuanzebe, Chong

Manuel Lanzini is due to have a late late fitness test ahead of today's crucial game against Manchester United, Lanzini picked up the dreaded 'knock' in training and is a major doubt for selection. Should the 'little jewel' be unavailable Manuel Pellegrini does have options, and plenty of them!