Sam Allardyce received a ‘thank you’ text for beating Manchester from Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.
Chelsea failed to defeat West Ham at Stamford Bridge in January- prompting Mourinho to accuse Allardyce of ‘19th Century Football’ and Big Sam’s response to that was that he ‘out-tacticed’ the Special One.
Speaking to broadcasters on beIN Sport, Allardyce said: “Jose has just texted me to say ‘Well done big man’. This shows how important it was for him, never mind for us.
“He goes to Manchester United knowing his team will go and perform at their best and if they win it makes the gap even bigger. The result wasn’t for him. It was for us and everyone at West Ham. It will benefit him if they go and get a result at Manchester United.”
West Ham are flying in fourth place, and their manager claimed this win was even better than the 3-1 victory over Liverpool last month.
He added: “Perhaps this victory is better because they’ve got two of the most dangerous goalscorers in Europe with Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero.
“We had a terrific performance, that’s the big thing for me. It wasn’t a lucky victory. We made some outstanding chances. We took City’s back four to task and in my opinion they didn’t hold up.
“I think they didn’t hold up because of the quality of our play. That’s why we won the game. The performance had everything – grit, determination, quality, desire.”
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