Although the England international has played wide throughout his career, Moyes chose to use him as an all-out striker early in the season.
As a result, Bowen scored 14 goals, his highest total in the Premier League, and scored his first career hat-trick in Monday’s 4-2 victory over Brentford.
The pressure had been building on Moyes after a humiliating 6-0 home loss to Arsenal on February 11 and a 2-0 loss at Nottingham, so it was the ideal time for Bowen to return his manager’s faith in him in that key role.
It puts him back in the game, according to Moyes. “If he scores like that, I’m sure Gareth [Southgate] will keep an eye on him.
“The foreign manager will be interested in you if you can score goals and play wide.
“Jarrod Bowen has occasionally had the appearance, but he hasn’t fully achieved the objectives. We havent won, thus some of his recent performances have gone unappreciated.
“He scored the goals and was Johnny on the spot. In other aspects, too, he posed a threat.”
