Late goals leave 'really dismal feel' - Upson

Former West Ham centre-back Matthew Upson, reacting to the Hammers' 5-1 loss at Liverpool in the Carabao Cup on BBC Radio 5 Live:

"You can't excuse the decision-making of Edson Alvarez. Both yellow cards were just ridiculous tackles in areas of the pitch where he doesn't need to make them.

"He's cost his team and he's put a lot more pressure on the manager because I think the performance in the second half, in elements, showed a little bit of fight and quality. To do that and then collapse at the end heaps the pressure on even more.

"Defensively, they haven't been sound. They are struggling and it needs something to bring it together. It needs a partnership in that area of the pitch. I'm not too sure if that's going to happen any time soon.

"There's a little bit of uncertainty in full-back positions, and when you're up against it with 10 men, you're defending in front of The Kop and you're disappointed because you should be back in the game... that's when it really gets tested.

"It leaves a really dismal feel about the evening and there were some positives in this game, unlike against Chelsea."