West Ham midfielder Pedro Obiang says hebelieves that the kick up the backside his team received from Manchester City during the 4-0 thrashing last week was responsible for their victory over Southampton on the weekend.
The Hammers recovered from their defeat quite convincingly, recording a 3-1 victory over Claude Puel's men, despite going down 1-0 in the 12th minute of the match through Saints' debutantManolo Gabbiadini's goal.
Obiang proved crucial to the comeback, setting up Andy Carroll with the equaliser, then scoring a goal of his own - his first in a Hammers shirt -to inspire the victory.
"It feels very, very good to score my first goal for West Ham," he told the club'sofficial websiteafter the match.
"This goal is for my baby because I am now a dad, and I am very happy because many times I have seen the other guys score. I've enjoyed that and now I have scored, so I am very happy.
"One time before, the same ball arrived and I tried to cross. When it came to me again I thought 'it's your time'. If I score, then okay, and if not, no worries. This time I scored!
"It was important for us to go in front at that stage. We started the game well, but they scored quickly and we needed to recover. We did that, and then after my goal we had a really nice game.
"For the team, for the supporters and for the Club this is great, because after the game against Manchester City we were all angry. That's normal, but after today we can be calm for this week and try to take another three points on Saturday against West Bromwich.
Pedro Obiang has waited more than 18 months for his first goal for West Ham United. Congratulations to man of the match, well done Pedro. dg pic.twitter.com/bh17x5eRHk
"I'm happy for the supporters “ we had over 3,000 of them there on Saturday and they come every time.
"The support at Southampton is not new for me, I know we have nice supporters. They come to us every time, whether we have lost or won, so I tell them [we want] to continue like this."