West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says Andre Ayew is a big mentality player who can help lift both his struggling Premier League side and the Ghana national team.

Ayew led his West Ham side to an unlikely win against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night scoring two quick-fire goals that sparked West Ham’s revival to a 3-2 win.

Praising Ayew's performance, his manager Bilic said, “he was the game changer. He’s got that [knack] for goals. He’s always in a good position at the right time”.

Bilic told BBC Africa that Ayew’s performance proves he was worth the large transfer fee from Swansea - where he scored 15 goals in his first season in the Premier League. He added:

"It’s me who wanted Andre to join us from Swansea. I rate Andre very highly. He’s a great player."

The Croatian will now be hoping Ayew carries on with this form to help his side in the Premier League.

Ayew will be looking forward to leading his team in tomorrow’s Premier League match against Crystal Palace hoping to increase his goal tally. So far he has only found the net twice in the league.