English League Cup, West Ham Vs Manchester City: Moyes Benchmark Assesses The Hammer's Progress

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JAKARTA - West Ham coach David Moyes assesses the match against Manchester City in the last 16 of the English League Cup on Thursday morning is the right match to assess how far his team has developed.

Moyes admits there will be periods in the game when the opposition will dictate, but West Ham will try to take advantage of the fact that they are a team that is growing fast.

In addition, West Ham must continue to progress and strive to consistently improve development in all areas.

"We want to play against the top teams and see how far we progress. We know there will be periods in the game when the opponent will control the game, but we want to show when the opportunity arises that we are also a much better team," Moyes told the club's official website on Wednesday, quoted by Antara.

The former Everton and Manchester United coach added that the tight fixture schedule was something he needed to take positively. He considered this to allow players to show their quality.

For that, he hinted that he would rotate his players when facing Pep Guardiola's children.

"We are trying our best to make the most of our squad by keeping them as fresh as possible for Premier League games, as well as wanting to go as far as we can in all competitions," said the Scot.

"Some of our players need to play more regularly because of injuries but all the players who have come into this team have done a very good job and we will need more of the same tonight."

West Ham's match against Manchester City will be held at the London Stadium, London, Thursday morning.

In the previous round, West Ham managed to beat Manchester United thanks to Manuel Lanzini's single goal in the early stages of the match.