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‘I understand the fans leaving’ admits David Moyes after West Ham shocker

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  • Manager urged fans to remember the progress he had overseen
  • Saka said Arsenal ‘smelt blood and went for the kill’ in 6-0 win

David Moyes pleaded for ­perspective after watching his West Ham team slump to a 6-0 defeat against ­Arsenal at the London Stadium, a performance he said was shaped by ­defensive weakness and a lack of fight.

The result equalled the club’s heaviest home defeat in the league – the 8-2 reverse against Blackburn in 1963 – and had supporters streaming for the exits, most obviously after the former West Ham captain Declan Rice had scored the sixth on 65 minutes.

Continue reading…Manager urged fans to remember the progress he had overseenSaka said Arsenal ‘smelt blood and went for the kill’ in 6-0 winDavid Moyes pleaded for ­perspective after watching his West Ham team slump to a 6-0 defeat against ­Arsenal at the London Stadium, a performance he said was shaped by ­defensive weakness and a lack of fight.The result equalled the club’s heaviest home defeat in the league – the 8-2 reverse against Blackburn in 1963 – and had supporters streaming for the exits, most obviously after the former West Ham captain Declan Rice had scored the sixth on 65 minutes. Continue reading…