West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has dismissed Troy Deeney's claims that Dimitri Payet's rabona cross was intended to embarrass Watford during the Hammers' 4-2 defeat at the London Stadium last weekend.
Earlier this week, the Hornets striker claimed that the Frenchman's moment of trickery to set up West Ham's second goal was an attempt to "mug us off'' and said it inspired Watford to come from two goals down for a remarkable comeback victory.
But the Croatian insisted that Deeney's statement was "clever'' and the timing of his claim made for a good story as Walter Mazzarri's side secured their first win of the Premier League campaign.