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| Opening win delights Curbishley | |
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| New boss Alan Curbishley was thrilled by the way West Ham pulled off a shock 1-0 win over Manchester United. | |
| Curbishley's first game since replacing Alan Pardew was the sole time in his managerial career he had beaten Sir Alex Ferguson's side. | |
| "There has been a lot of criticism of the players and they have got to answer that and face the music," he said. | |
| "We had the first training session on Friday and they responded. Now we've got something to build on." | |
| Interview: Alan Curbishley | Interview: Alan Curbishley |
| We've got to put on a charge of our own, which is the stuff champions are made of, and we've shown we can do that Sir Alex Ferguson | |
| The weekend's other results mean West Ham are still in the relegation zone but Curbishley says the win will have lifted their spirits after three successive defeats without scoring a goal. | |
| "After Saturday's results we were desperate. We set off with a lot of enthusiasm and one or two of them were getting really tired," he said. | |
| "It was a tough second half but the goal gave us that little bit of a lift." | |
| Manchester United's defeat, combined with Chelsea's win over Everton, means Ferguson's side now lead the Premiership by only two points. | |
| Ferguson contemplates defeat while West Ham's Mervyn Day celebrates | |
| But he insisted they were still masters of their own destiny. | |
| "We didn't deserve to lose as we created plenty of good chances," he said. | |
| "We have been throwing away lots of chances recently and this was another example of that. It's something I've spoken about with the players over the last few days. | |
| "I'm not so sure Chelsea are on a charge. They got a fantastic win over Everton, where they've clawed it out of nothing. | |
| "We've got to put on a charge of our own, which is the stuff champions are made of, and we've shown we can do that. | |
| "The championship race wasn't going to be decided in December but I'm happy with the form of the team and we're playing well." |