West Ham’s left-back Aaron Cresswell has expressed awe at the exceptional talent of team-mate Mohammed Kudus, revealing he avoids challenging him in training due to his remarkable skills.
Kudus, who has amassed an impressive tally of 16 goals and six assists in his debut season with the Hammers, left a lasting impression with his sensational solo goal against Freiberg in the Europa League last 16.
“I’ve just trained with him and you don’t want to go anywhere near him,” Cresswell shared on the Iron Cast: Official West Ham podcast. “I’m up against him all the time and I’m like: ‘Mo, go on over to the left!’
“He’s a top, top talent and I think we haven’t seen the best of him yet. I won’t go near him in training because I know if I’m going to try to knock him off the ball I had better make sure he’s not looking and doesn’t see me coming.
“You just can’t get near him. He’s so strong, so quick, so sharp.”
