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West Ham youngster Lee thrilled to play alongside Di Canio

West Ham United prospect Olly Lee was delighted to take part in Tony Carr's testimonial last week.

Lee, the son of former England star Robert Lee, was given the chance to play alongside Hammers legend Paolo di Canio.

He told whufc.com: "It was nice to get out and play in front of the biggest crowd I've ever played in front of and put a good performance in.

"I didn't have some bad firepower in front of me, did I! It was quite a big thing to play with them and to get on to the pitch on such a special night and get a feel for it all.

"I wasn't particularly nervous as obviously it was a Testimonial and didn't have the same tempo as a proper, competitive game, but when you're playing with legends like Di Canio, I suppose I did get a little bit nervous.

"I thought we had the legs on them during the second half, so it all went well."

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