Russia midfielder Aleksandr Golovin shone with two assists and a brilliant free-kick goal in his nation's 5-0 win against Saudi Arabia in their opening 2018 World Cup game on Thursday, and his performance didn't go unnoticed by West Ham fans on Twitter who urged their club to sign the 22-year-old.

The CSKA Moscow man started in a central midfield role before taking up a more attacking role when Alan Dzagoev picked up an early injury, and he provided two brilliant crosses for Russia's first and third goals before netting an impressive fifth in injury-time with a set-piece.

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Meanwhile, new Irons boss Manuel Pellegrini, who would be making a controversial but inspired addition by signing a 6ft 4in England international, may well be in the market for a new attacking midfielder this summer following an injury to Manuel Lanzini while on international duty with Argentina, which is likely to keep the Hammers talisman out of action until 2019.

The east London outfit have been heavily linked with a move for Paris Saint-Germain's Javier Pastore, but his wage demands have put a deal in doubt.

We asked West Ham fans to vote on our poll to see whether they would want their club to sign the CSKA star, and a huge 68% said they would.

If Golovin did arrive at the London Stadium and reproduced the type of performance he did against Saudi Arabia, then he would quickly be a favourite and supporters would – temporarily at least – forget about Lanzini.

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