West Ham striker Michail Antonio issues public apology to Liverpool after ‘deluded’ prediction that his side would finish above them this season
- Michail Antonio made a bold prediction about his team earlier this season
- He claimed they would beat Liverpool and finish above them
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West Ham striker Michail Antonio has apologized to Liverpool and their supporters for making a ‘wild’ prediction earlier this season.
Antonio was optimistic about his side’s chances ahead of their meeting with the Reds at Anfield in September.
He claimed not only that his side would beat Jurgen Klopp’s men that day, but also that they would finish above them in the Premier League.
“I’m backing myself over Liverpool,” he said on the Footballer’s Football Podcast at the time.
‘You know what, I think we’re going to finish higher than Liverpool this season. I’ll put it there.
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West Ham striker Michail Antonio has apologized to Liverpool and their supporters
‘I watched the game (Wolves vs Liverpool) because it was before our game and Wolves could have run away with it! They had quite a few chances. We have them this weekend and it’s a six-pointer. We have them!’
Antonio would regret his words for a long time to come. Liverpool won the match 3-1 and mounted a serious title challenge.
The Merseyside team sit top of the table, 24 points ahead of ninth-placed West Ham.
Speaking about the latest episode of the Football podcast for football playersAntonio admitted he was completely wrong.
Antonio admitted he was misled about his side’s chances at the start of the season
“Before we go any further, I have something to say,” he said. “At the beginning of the season I said a comment.
‘It was a bit wild. It was very wild. I said there was a possibility that West Ham could finish above Liverpool this year. Not gonna lie, I said it was my chest.
‘They weren’t matched at all, I thought we were going to be sixth or seventh. There were so many statistics that Klopp had seven or eight years and then had a dip, it was one of those things.
‘I was clearly misled at the time. So I will have to issue a public apology to the Liverpool fans and the Liverpool players. I take it back.’