West Ham striker Michail Antonio has welcomed increased competition this season from their new additions.

One of those summer signings, Gianluca Scamacca, is Antonio's direct competition for a starting place up front in the West Ham side.

The 32-year-old is relishing the ongoing duel with the Italian international for a place in the team.

“Through my whole career, there's always been competition, someone that wants to take your shirt," he told whufc.com. “Right now, [Scamacca's] got the shirt. It's my turn to try to improve and work on what I need to work on to get my shirt back.

“That's something that's driven me to where I am now. I'm not really about the rotation type of thing — if I'm fit, I want to play. It's the gaffer's decision on what he wants to do, but I'm always going to let him know that I want to play."