West Ham midfielder Manuel Lanzini insists he relishes the chance to fill the void left Dimitri Payet, now of Marseille.

Lanzini thrives on the ­pressure of becoming the main man and hopes to maintain his recent good run of form and force his way into the Argentina team.

He said: “The responsibility is there for me and it always has been. I always remember when I was a youngster and my coach Ramon Diaz told me that I had to be the key man in the River Plate team. That is something that I managed to do and we won the league.

“It is something that I have tried to do throughout my career and every club I play for. I enjoy ­playing under pressure and it helps me perform better.

“I have always been someone who likes challenges and I like to think that I am the key man."