David Moyes called Michail Antonio “different class” after the striker fired himself into the West Ham record books and the Hammers to the top of the Premier League.
Antonio’s quickfire double wrapped up a 4-1 victory over 10-man Leicester at a raucous London Stadium.
His first saw him overtake Paolo Di Canio as West Ham’s top Premier League goalscorer, and he celebrated in hilarious fashion by kissing a life-size cardboard cut-out of himself.
Antonio rounded off a thumping win when he flicked the ball above two Leicester defenders and beat Kasper Schmeichel to the ball before poking home.
Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers said: “Of course the result is disappointing. We made mistakes tonight and got punished, but after 69 minutes we were still in the game at 2-1, against a good side. Then we conceded the third goal which made it very difficult for us.
“Obviously the red card made it difficult but we have to accept we lost the game and get ready for the weekend.
On Perez’s red card, he added: “My thoughts were it was a foul. Ayoze is honestly trying to stay on his feet but he was unbalanced.
“He’s tried to stay on his feet because he’s been tripped, and of course it doesn’t look good on the replays.”
