‘Insane’, ‘so underrated’: Some West Ham fans hail 26-year-old’s display v Genk

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A number of West Ham United fans have waxed lyrical about Said Benrahma after his superb display in the Europa League on Thursday night.

The Hammers attacker was very much his side’s best player as David Moyes marked his 1000th game as a manager with a 2-2 draw at Genk.

Things started badly for West Ham in Belgium as they fell behind after just seven minutes.

Joseph Paintsil opened the scoring with an accurate, low finish past Alphonse Areola and into the net via the post.

This marked the end of the Hammers’ run of 273 minutes without conceding since their opening game of the campaign.

However, Benrahma equalised just before the hour mark, connecting with Vladimir Coufal’s pass to fire home a first-time finish.

The 26-year-old then put West Ham ahead in the 82nd minute with a superb solo effort.

Benrahma skilfully got the better of Genk defender Mujaid Sadick before rifling a low finish into the net at the near post.

Sadly, West Ham conceded late on, Tomas Soucek flicking a cross backwards into his own net with a header.

Despite the late disappointment, Hammers fans were nonetheless impressed with Benrahma’s display.

Here is what some West Ham fans said on Twitter: