David Moyes still finding ways to confound his critics at West Ham

Club have not let sale of Declan Rice disrupt momentum but manager will not get carried away during rare purple patch

The gag doing the rounds is that an early title decider takes place at the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon. All eyes are on the clash of the heavyweights: West Ham v Manchester City, David Moyes and Pep Guardiola going head to head, the Europa Conference League winners taking on the European champions, who head to east London missing a few key individuals and no doubt wary of being undone by opponents who have not allowed the sale of their best player to disrupt their momentum.

Admittedly, for all the talk of City being weaker without the injured Kevin De Bruyne, there is every chance of reality setting in once the game begins. While West Ham have impressed during their unbeaten start to the season, particularly during victories over Brighton and Chelsea, the smart money should probably still be on the side with Erling Haaland up front.

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