Slaven Bilic has revealed that he told Dimitri Payet to simply go out there and enjoy his game prior to France's Euro2016 opener on Friday night.

Payet starred for Les Bleus with an assist for Olivier Giroud's opener before producing a stunning left-footed winner in the 89th minute as Didier Deschamps' side overcame Romania 2-1 in Paris.

Prior to the match, Payet's West Ham United manager Bilic instructed him to go out on the pitch thinking he was the best player out there and the motivation clearly worked wonders.

Bilic also played down suggestions the 29-year-old could be off to a bigger club anytime soon as he is contracted wth the Hammers for some time.

“Before France played Romania on Friday night, I texted Dimitri Payet to wish him all the best," Bilic wrote in a column for the Daily Mail.

“The text read: 'Enjoy it, you have nothing to prove, you are the best player there.'

“I wasn't wrong, was I? He was fantastic, not only with his late match-winning goal but overall. France were playing everything through him.

“When he was on the left side they attacked on that side — when he went into the middle they did the same.

“It is incredible how, in this strong French team, most of the players, when they had the ball, were looking for Dimitri. It's amazing, particularly because he hasn't been a regular for the French team. He had to prove himself.

“He got his chance because of his brilliant season at West Ham. We are proud he is at our club — and, yes, he has a long contract!"