DAVID MOYES was annoyed with Marko Arnautovic - but not half as much as Mark Hughes must have been.
Former Stoke City ace Arnautovic spurned two great chances before converting West Ham's second goal in their 3-0 win at the bet365 Stadium.
Arnautovic was the targeted of abuse all afternoon by furious Potters fans following his £24million move south in the summer.
The Austrian then wound them up even more by crossing his wrists above his head to signal the Hammers' irons crest.
He was substituted shortly afterwards by Moyes and had to be escorted up the tunnel after a Stoke fan appeared to hurl his scarf at the controversial Austrian.
Hughes, now under real pressure to keep his job after this latest thrashing, then appeared to be involved in a mini-row with Arnautovic. It must be said the Hammers' striker is not one to argue with.
For Artautovic has revealed he chose football over jail after growing up amid gangs in a tough Vienna suburb. By his own admission he fought with coaches and was surrounded by street-fighting and robbing - but decided to follow his dream.
He said: "I would fight my coaches and say: 'Who are you to scream or shout at me? Are you my dad? Talk to me normally'. "Everywhere I went, Rapid Vienna or Austria Vienna, there was always a problem. I just wanted a coach who said: 'Just go out and win us the game'."
Artautovic seems pretty happy under Moyes, though. Especially now he's scoring again. He netted against Chelsea last weekend and had a 'goal' disallowed against Arsenal.
Maybe it was just as well he found the net against Stoke.
The result went our way and it was important win. We're gaining momentum and at times we showed that. "We had to deal with a lot of stuff but we missed good chances.
"I was annoyed with Marko at half time as he had the chance to get two. He's doing really well and I said to him at half-time he would score.
From The Sun
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