Michail Antonio admits he made mistake after being subbed off vs Nottingham Forest

Antonio’s long-awaited injured return occurred at the City Ground, after not playing since November due to a knee injury.
David Moyes would have been happy to witness the return of a recognised striker to West Ham, especially considering the growing rumors surrounding his fate.

Michael Carrick was recently connected with the management position in East London, and his performance under Moyes has been poor.

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However, Antonio’s return did not have the expected effect against Forest, as West Ham lost 2-0.
After being replaced in the 75th minute, Antonio stated that he made a significant error when coming off the pitch.

Antonio acknowledged on the ‘Footballer’s Football Podcast’ with Tom Cairney that he walked off the ground in the same direction he would have done when he was at Forest.

Despite only 54 appearances for Forest compared to 291 for West Ham, Antonio appeared to forget which set of fans he was playing for when he was substituted.
He said: “When I was subbed off, I got a standing ovation, and I’m not going to lie, as I was walking off the pitch near the halfway line, I started walking round to my left, and I felt like I should have gone right because that’s where the West Ham fans were, but it was a natural direction for me to walk round.

“And what saved me was that when [Emerson] walked off he walked in the exact direction I did, so I was like I’m not going to get no flak for that because Eme did that exact same thing I did!”

Of course, West Ham fans will be prepared to forgive Antonio on this occasion, since they will have been pleased to see him return to Forest.
And, looking ahead to this weekend, David Moyes now faces a critical visit from Brentford on Monday night.
Moreover, despite having Antonio back, it appears that Moyes would prefer to bring a ‘great’ new striker to East London this summer.