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Marko Arnautovic is West Ham's latest maverick and he's finally living up to comparisons with Zlatan Ibrahimovic

West Ham have always had a maverick, a special player like Paolo Di Canio or Dimitri Payet who is the darling of the fans.

This season, Marko Arnautovic is that man.

Arnautovic is unrecognisable from the player who started the season.

West Ham star Marko Arnautovic is unrecognisable from the player who started the season
The Austrian has been a revelation since David Moyes (right) replaced Slaven Bilic as manager
The Austrian has been a revelation since David Moyes (right) replaced Slaven Bilic as manager
West Ham have often had a maverick, such as Paolo Di Canio
West Ham have often had a maverick, such as Paolo Di Canio (left) or France's Dimitri Payet
Dimitri Payet is another former Hammers favourite

Then, he was desperate to demonstrate just how strong he was, but his game suffered because he took too long in possession.