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'It just needs time to get everyone firing'

Julen Lopetegui looks on from the West Ham dugout
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Former West Ham winger Matt Jarvis, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live about the Hammers' inconsistent start to the Premier League season:

"The Chelsea defeat wasn't a great game. It's more that everyone is expecting this big change, it's going to be great football and it's going to be this and that, and it just wasn't. It was a worrying game.

"They have had a fantastic transfer window, it just needs time to get everyone firing now.

"Julen Lopetegui is definitely going to have the backing of the team because a lot of them are new and some of them have not been there that long. He's got exceptional players in there, it's just about trying to get everyone playing in the correct position and the correct style.

"He's already said he's got Todibo and Soler - that it's going to take time for them to settle in, which isn't great because they are big players who need to come in and make this team better."

Listen to live commentary of Liverpool v West Ham in the Carabao Cup third round on BBC Radio 5 Live from 20:00 BST