Jonathan Spector has told WHUTV that West Ham United have not lost the confidence they built up in beating Birmingham City and Hull City.
Spector was part of the Hammers side beaten 3-0 at Manchester United - the club that brought him to England as a teenager - on Tuesday evening, but insists Gianfranco Zola's team had their moments against the Barclays Premier League champions.
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After a midweek international friendly engagement with the Netherlands in Amsterdam, the 23-year-old will return to the Boleyn Ground for next Saturday's vital league visit of Bolton Wanderers.
"Obviously Manchester United are a great side. They're champions for a reason and they showed that. The chances they created, they finished, and that was the difference really. I'm disappointed to lose after the two wins we had on the bounce.
"I think we matched them until they scored. The first goal was some really good football, so it's hard to really fault anyone. They scored some good goals and it is tough when we didn't keep the ball as well as we would like to.
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"We still played well at times and are still confident. We came up against a great side. I saw their last few home games had been three, four and five-nil wins, so it's no shame, but we're still disappointed."
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