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West Ham's Dimitri Payet defends rabona against Watford

West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet says his rabona in the 4-2 loss to Watford "came instinctively" after being accused of being "disrespectful" by Troy Deeney.

Payet produced a stunning piece of skill to set up Michail Antonio as the Hammers raced into a 2-0 lead on Saturday, only for Watford to then score four goals to secure the victory.

Deeney said afterwards that the France international's rabona was "disrespectful" to his side and that West Ham "tried to mug us off," however, Payet says he was just doing what came naturally to him.