West Ham attacker, Crysencio Summerville has explianed his decision to celebrate with Mohammed Kudus after scoring against Manchester United.
Summerville, who joined the Hammers from Leeds United opened the scoring in the 74th minute when he stretched to tap in a poor shot from Danny Ings after Jarrod Bowen squared a ball in the penalty box to the forward.
The 22-year-old took off his shirt and sprinted 50 yards to celebrate with Kudus, who was suspended for the game, in the stands as the two were seen joyfully embracing each other.
Following the game, Summerville explained that he had promised the Ghana international he was going to before the game. He added that he has great admiration for Kudus both as a player and a person.
“Yeah, yeah very close. I like Mo [Kudus] a lot. I look up to him as well, on the pitch, off the pitch. So, yeah, I was happy. I told him when I come on. I’m going to score and I’m going to celebrate with you. So, that’s why the emotions came up,” he explained.
Summerville also touched on his relationship with Kudus and the culture within the team.
“Yeah, we stick together, I think the group is fantastic. We are currently in this and yeah, I’m happy with the win. So, we can build from this and go again next week. Yeah, a really good squad.”
Manchester United restored parity via a three-heading sequence finished off by Casemiro in the 81st minute.
The game looked like the spoils would be shared, however, a controversial last-gasp penalty gave the home side the advantage.
Jarrod Bowen converted the penalty, giving West Ham United a 2-1 win over the Red Devils.
West Ham will hope to maintain their winning streak when they travel to play Nottingham Forest on Saturday at the City Ground.