Michail Antonio puffed out his cheeks and turned to face the huge banner being unfurled across the bottom of the Bobby Moore Stand as his name rang around the London Stadium and the bubbles began to surround him.
Just three months on from the horror car crash that left him with a broken leg and lucky to be alive, West Ham’s record Premier League goal scorer stepped back out on to the pitch for the first time since to feel the adulation of the supporters before his side’s 1-0 defeat against Newcastle on Monday night.