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Bilic defends Payet's rabona

Dimitri Payet defended his use of the rabona this week and West Ham manager Slaven Bilic also issued his support prior to facing West Brom.

Slaven Bilic insists he has no problem with Dimitri Payet trying to execute a rabona on the pitch again following his stunning assist in West Ham's defeat to Watford last weekend.

The France international used the audacious technique to set up Michail Antonio's second goal, but the Hammers surrendered their two-goal lead and eventually fell to a 4-2 home loss.

Manuel Lanzini had also tried to shoot with a rabona in the match and Watford captain Troy Deeney said afterwards that his side had felt West Ham were trying to "mug us off".