West Ham's under-pressure manager Julen Lopetegui has told the club's supporters to reserve their judgement on him until the end of the season.
The former Real Madrid and Spain boss replaced David Moyes in the summer but has overseen a disappointing start to the new campaign despite spending £120m on nine new players.
The Hammers have lost their first three home matches for the first time in their history and were thrashed 5-1 by Liverpool in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.
"The coach’s job is always like this," said the Spaniard, who was criticised by sections of the home support during their 3-0 defeat by Chelsea last Saturday.