West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma was mocked by Manchester United’s in-house TV channel over the vile incident the place the defender kicked his cat two years in the past.
In 2022, a video emerged on social media of Zouma slapping and kicking a cat, later admitting two counts of inflicting pointless struggling to a protected animal.
He was later sentenced to 180 hours of group service over the incident.
The Hammers skipper has been recurrently taunted by opposition supporters since then.
During Sunday’s Premier League match between West Ham and Man Utd, home followers have been heard chanting ‘that’s how your cat feels’ when the West Ham star was left on the deck after being caught within the face by United striker Rasmus Hojlund.
Zouma was later concerned in an unintended collision with teammate Alphonse Areola, with the goalkeeper taking a heavy blow to the top that led to him being changed by Lukasz Fabianski at half-time.
During MUTV’s delayed protection of the fixture, commentator Steve Bower additionally aimed a swipe on the West Ham star.
Moments after the collision between him and Areola, Bower commented: ‘He can be physical, Zouma. Just ask his cat.’
United secured a snug 3-0 win over David Moyes’ aspect. Rasmus Hojlund opened the scoring together with his 10th aim of the season and his fourth in a row in Premier League video games.
With Casemiro profitable the ball again excessive up the pitch, the Dane slipped previous Nayef Aguerd earlier than drilling an excellent shot into the far nook.
Alejandro Garnacho doubled United’s lead 4 minutes into the second-half together with his shot taking a deflection off Aguerd on its strategy to discovering the again of the online.
Garnacho wrapped up all three factors six minutes from full-time, slotting home his second of the afternoon to take his aim tally for the season to seven.
The victory lifted United again into sixth place, six factors off fifth place Tottenham.
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