West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green insists that his side should fear no-one after their 1-0 defeat to Manchester United on Sunday.
The former Norwich man felt that his side more than held their own against the champions for long periods of the match.
In the end a Ryan Giggs strike after 62 minutes was enough to seal all three points for Sir Alex Ferguson's side, but the 29-year-old points out that Hammers fans are now travelling to Upton Park expecting a result against the likes of Manchester United, rather than hoping for one.
Green believes this highlights how far the team have come under manager Gianfranco Zola, as the defeat on Sunday ended an unbeaten run of eight games in all competitions.
"We are on a run of form and it would have been good to continue that but it's a step in the right direction," he explained.
"A few months ago, people would have been dreading this game outside of the dressing room and now people are walking away rather disappointed.
"Expectations have risen and no more than among ourselves.
"I didn't have a great deal to do and United didn't really get into fifth gear at any point.
"They stepped it up a bit until they scored in the second half and then went down a bit afterwards.
"They've had a lot of 1-0 wins recently. We didn't really trouble them too much which is disappointing and it's a disappointing goal to concede.
"We've played United and Arsenal and held our own and done okay but we've never really troubled either team too much."
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