West Ham star Manuel Lanzini must use Tottenham wondergoal to turn a corner

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West Ham United fans are still buzzing after watching their side steal a point from Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

The Hammers defied the odds to score three goals in 12 minutes in north London, with Manuel Lanzini scoring a potential goal of the season contender.

It was a wonderful moment for the Argentine playmaker, who has mobbed by his teammates following his sublime effort.

It’s been a tough time of late for the 27-year-old.

A couple of years ago, Lanzini was seen as West Ham’s talisman. A man capable of providing that bit of magic. A potential match-winner.

But it started to go down for him after he sustained his knee injury on the eve of the 2018 World Cup.

Since coming back from that injury, Lanzini has struggled to get back to being the player West Ham fans know he can be.

David Moyes has frequently overlooked him in favour of the likes of Pablo Fornals, Jarrod Bowen, Tomas Soucek and Felipe Anderson before his loan.

Hopefully for the player, his amazing goal against Tottenham can now be the start of a renaissance.

TBR’s View – Lanzini revival pending?

Scoring a goal in the manner he did will do £70,000-a-week star Lanzini (Spotrac) the world of good.

He will take so much confidence from it and it could well be the catalyst for a revival with the Irons.

It will be important for him to take real self-belief from what will no doubt have been an incredible moment, and prove to some of the more dubious West Ham fans that he still has the quality to be a key starter.