Player turned pundit Rio Ferdinand has compared West Ham winger Marko Arnautovic to former Hammers star Paolo Di Canio.
Arnautovic has shown marked improvement in recent weeks under David Moyes after having to endure a disappointing start to life in the Olympic stadium earlier this season.
The Austrian international has been the best performer for West Ham in recent weeks and this improvement in form from the attacker has coincided with the Hammers fine performances on the field over the past few games.
This has led many to associate this upturn in fortune for West Ham with Arnautovic form and many have now praised the midfielder, with Rio Ferdinand going as far as to compare Arnautovic to some of the greats of the games like Paulo Di Canio and Dimitri Payet.
Ferdinand told reporters: “West Ham always seem to find a maverick. Di Canio, Payet…. this man can really step into that role. I’m not saying he’ll be as good as those two, if he does that’ll be fantastic, but I think he wants to be the go-to guy and he’ll thrive off the responsibility.”
