West Ham manager David Moyes has defended his decision to play Kurt Zouma in their 1-0 victory over Watford after the defender was filmed kicking his pet cat in a leaked video. There have been widespread calls for Zouma to be dropped from the side, but Moyes says he had to 'pick the best team I possibly could' Subscribe to Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/GuardianFootball Kurt Zouma backlash grows with calls for prosecution over kicking cat ► https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/feb/09/kurt-zouma-cat-backlash-calls-for-prosecution-west-ham Moyes defends picking Kurt Zouma as West Ham edge past Watford ► https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/feb/08/jarrod-bowen-strikes-west-ham-back-to-winning-ways-against-watford The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/guardian