West Ham in the first round of the Premier League will play on the road with one of the contenders for the title - Manchester United.

"We are optimistic and there are reasons for this. The team worked well in training, we saved all the important players and added some excellent newcomers. We also learned a lot from the last campaign, which will help us in this season. The pressure made us stronger. I'm sure West Ham awaits a good season. We have big plans, great expectations and we hope to implement them, "Bilic said..

"This is my third season as coach of West Ham, and during this time in the first round we played against Arsenal on the road, against Chelsea on the road and against Manchester United also on the road - I think I really pissed off the computer that makes up the calendar!".

"Seriously, we must enjoy matches against big teams. You can say "you still have to play with them sometime, so why not do it now?". We beat Arsenal two years ago and were very close to a draw with Chelsea last season. So to the game with Manchester United we come without fear ".

"United will be a good test for us.

He bought Lukaku, but from this the style of the game of the team will not change - Mourinho buys performers under his vision of the game. So MJ will only get better. But we can also say that we are stronger. We managed to sign those newcomers who were the first on the list of our goals - players with a mentality and experience of the winners, who, nevertheless, are still hungry for victories and have what to prove ".

Match Manchester United - West Ham will start today, August 13, at 18:00 Kiev time.