Forward spoke to teammates on video before the match‘It has been very tough … He is a special person’
Julen Lopetegui dedicated a crucial win to Michail Antonio after West Ham put the striker’s horrific car crash to one side and saved their manager’s job by beating Wolves 2-1 on an emotional night.
Antonio, who is recovering in hospital after having surgery on a broken leg, was in good enough spirits to speak to his teammates via video link before kick-off.
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