Manuel Pellegrini is set to hand one West Ham youngster his first start for the club against Macclesfield Town on Wednesday, according to a club insider.
ExWHUEmployee, who regularly provides reliable information of the Hammers, shared via their personal Twitter account that one promising starlet would start the EFL Cup clash with Macclesfield while another couple of youngsters will be on the bench.
One youngster makes his first start for the club tonight and I’ve heard good things about this lad! And a couple are on the bench. Be great to see how they get on. Lots of changes but still a strong team with lots to prove ⚒
— ExWHUEmployee (@ExWHUEmployee) September 26, 2018
The club insider dropped no names but revealed they had only heard good things about the young talent who was set for his first Hammers start and shared that Pellegrini was set to make lots of changes to the side that drew with Chelsea at the weekend.
OPINION
While some Hammers fans may be worried about playing a weaken team as you never know when an upset in the cup may happen, it makes sense that Pellegrini is making changes to his side. The Hammers are set to face Manchester United in their next game on Saturday and need to rest their stars players where they can. However supporters can rest assured that a strong team is still to be fielded as the reliable ExWHUemployee labels the expected line-up as strong and that it is one that will have a lot to prove. Given that some young talent and players not seen as guaranteed starters are set to feature then almost everyone on that pitch should be playing above and beyond their level in order to break into Pellegrini’s first-team plans in the near future. While many will be guessing at which lucky youngster is set for his young start, it’s actually nice that it’s hard to guess the player’s identity as it shows how many hidden gems are currently believed to be lurking in the Hammers’ academy.
