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Jose Mourinho labelled Marko Arnautovic childish and Gary Neville said the Austrian thinks he is Cristiano Ronaldo… but the £24m ‘flop’ has turned into a West Ham talisman

In David Moyes’ first week as West Ham manager, one of his first orders of business was to schedule a meeting with floundering Marko Arnautovic at their Rush Green training ground.

The Austria international may have thought it would be something of a get-to-you-know with the new gaffer but instead, it came closer to a telling off.

Moyes told him he has ‘power’, ‘pace’, all the tools to frighten defenders and yet he had not been using them under Slaven Bilic, and then came the warning.

Marko Arnautovic has become crucial for West Ham after a poor start to life in London
Marko Arnautovic has become crucial for West Ham after a poor start to life in London
Arnautovic cost a club record u00a324million, but failed to score or assist under Slaven Bilic
Arnautovic cost a club record £24million, but failed to score or assist under Slaven Bilic
However, under David Moyes, Arnautovic has nine goals and three assists in 16 starts
However, under David Moyes, Arnautovic has nine goals and three assists in 16 starts

Arnautovic was told that, just because he cost a club record £24million, he was not immune to being benched.