Joe Hart should not go to the World Cup if he can't keep West Ham place, says Chris Sutton

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Tom Dutton10 December 2017

Joe Hart should not go to the World Cup if he can't win back his place at West Ham, according to Chris Sutton.

Hart was ineligible against parent club City last week when stand-in goalkeeper Adrian seized his chance to impress.

The Spaniard made a string of fine saves despite defeat at the Etihad and kept his place in the starting XI for the visit of Chelsea on Saturday.

Moyes revealed Hart 'encouraged' Adrian ahead of his first League appearance at the London Stadium this season and the Hammers went on to keep their first clean sheet since September and seal a shock victory over the champions.

But Sutton expects Hart to slip out of Gareth Southgate's World Cup squad if he can't win back his spot.

"That leaves him struggling for England's World Cup squad, for me," he told BT Sport.

"He has to play games. How can Gareth Southgate take him to the World Cup if he doesn't play games?

David Moyes reacts after West Ham beat Chelsea
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"David Moyes has stumbled across it because of what happened at Manchester City but there's not going to be a way back.

"If David Moyes thought so much of Joe Hart he would have played."

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