David Moyes must determine which quality the Hammers need more, just eight days from their Europa Conference League semi-final first leg.
AZ Alkmaar’s trip to the London Stadium on May 11 is far from West Ham’s full focus, with two vital Premier League games ahead this week.
The Etihad Stadium clash tonight is followed by Manchester United’s visit to east London on Sunday.
Moyes’s men effectively need only one more win from five matches to tie up Premier League safety, so there is no desperation attached to tonight’s result at City. And yet, more than the scoreline, the impact of the outcome will be vital.
Rest and rotate and risk a thumping from Pep Guardiola’s rampant Treble-chasers that Moyes admits could be the Premier League’s best-ever team, or go full-strength and endure an energy-sapping Etihad battle.
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