Pundit Micah Richards made sure to praise Jarrod Bowen for the role he played in West Ham United's win over Nottingham Forest.
The Hammers moved out of the relegation zone on Saturday afternoon and created a two-point cushion following their 4-0 victory at the London Stadium.
Four goals in the final 20 through a Danny Ings brace, his first for the club since joining in January, alongside goals from Declan Rice and Michail Antonio, secured a much-needed win in east London.
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Bowen set up the opener and his performance over the 90 minutes was highlighted by the former Man City and England defender on BBC's Match of the Day, pointing out his work on the ball as well as what he did without it as well.
"Sorry Danny [Ings], it was Bowen," replied Richards when asked who caught his eye. "I just thought his all-round game was brilliant. If you see here, shots, six, shots in the box, four, interceptions, three, duels won, eight, and crosses, seven.
"And when you're going through a tough time, the manager always picks players he can rely on and he's shown up today definitely in terms of the wide range of pass, when he was on the ball he was comfortable.
"He was always looking for the ball in difficult moments. This was one I really loved, because he makes space for himself before going on the outside and then he goes on the inside.
"And then it's about the pressing. West Ham scored all their goals in the second half and it was difficult for them. And you know what it's like when the crowd get on your back and who's going to stand up? Who's going to be the man to make the difference? Hits the post here, lays one off here for the second one and at this point you're thinking 'is this not going to be their day?'
"And this was brilliant in terms of putting his strength in there and everything he did was excellent and I just thought that of all the players for West Ham today he was the best.
"He got his assist and was a proper good performance for them."
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