West Ham have kept three clean sheets in 13 league games. With a packed fixture list this month, the defence must improve

On facing a new opponent in Ruud van Nistelrooy: "He is a very good manager - he has shown that before and has done well in the Premier League. One of the difficulties when you face a new manager is that you don't really know what he's going to do."

"Unbelievable. Surely they've worked on that?" - Danny Murphy had damning words for West Ham's inept showing in their 5-2 defeat