Winning this game will put down a real marker to the other teams. I know it's 'only' West Ham at home, but it sends us ahead of each one of our rivals and puts pressure on the rest.
A win puts us ahead of United who will have to revert from type and come out and attack Chelsea to make sure they get the win to go back into 2nd, even after playing away midweek. They will know they have to win as they will have seen us beat West Ham the day before. This in turn also helps us as Chelsea pick up 0 points.
A win puts keeps us ahead of Chelsea. They will know they have to win as they will have seen us beat West Ham the day before. They have to go to Old Trafford, after playing Barca midweek and get a win to make up the deficit that we created a day earlier.
A win puts keeps us ahead of Spurs. They will know they have to win as they will have seen us beat West Ham 2 days before and have to make up the ground again. They have a London derby, albeit against Palace, but Palace are capable of getting shock results now and again. They have the pressure thought of knowing that they have to win to keep pace with Liverpool, and also the 2 teams that played on Sunday also.
This could be a season defining weekend. It's up to the players to go out there and win it. Win it knowing that West Ham will come to play for a point like Everton, West Brom et all have done. We have to be at our attacking best Saturday. Anything other than a win is a disaster.
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