It was a nightmare day for West Ham as they were thrashed 5-0 at home by Liverpool, with the additional bad news that Jarrod Bowen suffered an ankle injury.
The Reds romped to victory in east London thanks to goals from Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota.
It was a comfortable victory for Arne Slot’s side who now sit eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table.
It is a very different story for the Hammers, with Julen Lopetegui’s team down in 13th as the Spaniard continues to struggle to make an impact since his arrival over the summer.
Lopetegui’s mood was not improved by seeing his captain limp out of the game after 60 minutes, suffering an ankle problem thanks to a challenge from Alexis Mac Allister.
There was not much of an update from the manager after the game, who said of the injury: ‘I do not know exactly. We will have to assess him and we will know in the coming days.’
The official West Ham website mooted that the could be hope Bowen will still be available for the clash with Manchester City next weekend, with the match report stating: ‘Head Coach Julen Lopetegui will be hoping his skipper is fit to face Manchester City when the Irons return to action in the New Year.’
Lopetegui admitted that Liverpool are a superior team to his, but nevertheless the Hammers did not acquit themselves adequately against the league leaders.
‘We did not compete as we were thinking to today or as the opponent Liverpool demands. Today has been a tough day for us,’ he told the BBC.
‘Today we have played against one of the best teams in the world in this current moment, but it is true that we have to do much better.’
Hammers defender Dinos Mavropanos sent a message to the West Ham fans, apologising for the mauling on their own turf.
‘It was a really disappointing performance from us,’ he said. ‘It’s not the display we wished for, and we want to say sorry to our fans.
‘To play against these teams you must be at a high level and play towards your best, but today we didn’t do that. There were silly mistakes throughout, and it wasn’t good enough.
‘We need to move on quickly and focus on the next game now, and make sure we come back stronger.’
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