The defender spent five years at the club and was shocked when he was told he was being released. The pain is still raw

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The moods of the two teams can not be any more different as West Ham welcome Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday. As West Ham are hopeful of turning their season around, the defending champions are seeing no light at the end of a dark tunnel.

Nuno Espirito Santo flung his arms in the air and scoured the field for answers when West Ham United let a two-goal lead slip against Bournemouth. No one was foolhardy enough to respond to the head coach but as the players straggled back to the centre circle some may have viewed him as the culprit for their capitulation.

Bournemouth fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 against West Ham in the driving rain at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, and Andoni Iraola’s side should have won.

West Ham United have enquired about signing Christos Mandas in January (h/t La Lazio Sia Monoi).The ‘ambitious and determined‘ West Ham target has asked to leave Lazio in search of playing time

Sports Mole rounds up the latest on Liverpool's injury and suspension news before they play West Ham United at the London Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday.

Niclas Fullkrug's departure from West Ham in January feels inevitable, and a new avenue is now being explored to try and reach a deal.