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West Ham: Fabianski, Cresswell, Diop, Ogbonna, Rice, Noble, Masuaku, Snodgrass, Lanzini, Ngakia, Haller. Subs: Randolph, Balbuena, Zabaleta, Sanchez, Fornals, Cardoso, Ajeti.
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Van Dijk, Gomez, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Origi, Firmino. Subs: Adrian, Fabinho, Lovren, Keita, Minamino, Matip, Jones.

West Ham United went in to the January transfer window with a desperate need for reinforcements, an additional goal keeper, a strong midfielder, a full back and a striker. That is quite some shopping list for an 'elite' club to have mid way through the Barclays Premier League season.

One of the main reasons so many 'new faces' are required, is due to the profligate recruitment policies of Manuel Pellegrini and Mario Husillos, hence the club are now doing everything they can to 'offload' some of the pairs most disastrous signings.

Having watched a considerable amount of resources get poured in to a team containing several expensive but under performing players, Hammers chief share holder David Sullivan decided a while ago that his network of 'shady' agents could access players just as easily as sacked head of recruitment Mario Husillos could.