West Ham winger Grady Diangana made a very impressive debut for the senior side against Macclesfield Town last night.
The 20-year-old scored two goals for the Hammers in the 8-0 win over the League Two side in the Carabao Cup.
Supporters are very excited about Diangana’s future after seeing him in action at the London Stadium for the first time:
Remember the name, what a performance ⚒
— Dan (@WHUFC_D) 26 September 2018
The lad has done his future no harm what so ever…
— Ⓟⓗⓘⓛⓘⓟ 父 Ⓦⓘⓛⓚⓘⓝⓢⓞⓝ 父 (@PW57WHU) 26 September 2018
I love him
— Canning Town Jen (@themadduck) 26 September 2018
Definitely MOTM tonight – lively and wanted the ball from start to finish.
— Steve Woolston (@mushinkan) 26 September 2018
He looked so good tonight, it’s the first time I have seen him play and the group around me in the stands we’re all talking about.
Well deserved MOM— Tony Price (@westhamfan999) 26 September 2018
Reminds me of Bobby 'Digger' Barns… watched his debut too…
— MC Hammer (@mattcross66) 26 September 2018
What a display, one of the best debuts I’ve seen in my 30 odd years of watching
— Adam H (@AdaminBarnet) 26 September 2018
Great performance well glad he scored as well. Man of the match . Let's hope we see him in the first team soon and he is looked after properly Coyi .
— Steve (@49whufc_smh) 27 September 2018
Grady performance!
— Ash (@ashxhaze) 26 September 2018
This kids got a bright future
— mosh khan (@moshk88) 26 September 2018
what a performance tonight. Absolutely unreal??
— Kai bowers (@kaibowers18) 26 September 2018
Manager Manuel Pellegrini has been keen to utilise the club’s academy since his arrival in the summer. The Under 23s now train with the senior players so club staff can assess their progress.
It meant that four academy players featured in last night’s win, including Diangana, Declan Rice, Conor Coventry and Joe Powell.
It was only the League Cup, against a very poor team, but Hammers fans are seemingly hopeful that some of these players can kick on and make a name for themselves in the first team.
Rice, in particular, has impressed in a holding midfield role this campaign, while Diangana’s brace could see him get more opportunities in the future.
