Liverpool legend criticises West Ham performance in Sunday’s defeat

The West Ham era under Manuel Pellegrini did not get off to the best of starts, as the Hammers were rolled over by Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.

A defeat at Anfield against a side widely tipped to fight Manchester City for the Premier League title is far from a surprising result but many were left less than impressed with the Hammers’ approach.

While Liverpool were superb, West Ham failed to raise their performance to match the occasion and suffered a disappointing result – which earned criticism from former Liverpool man Gary Gillespie.

Speaking on LFC TV, he said:

“West Ham spent £100m on that team and they were made to look very, very ordinary. Liverpool’s performance was really, really good.

“West Ham did not give them too much of a contest. It does not cost too much to have enthusiasm and desire, and I did not see that from the West Ham side.”