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Stuart Pearce admits surprise at West Ham ditching David Moyes in favour of Manuel Pellegrini

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Stuart Pearce has admitted he was surprised West Ham decided to ditch Stuart Pearce as their manager and replace him with Manuel Pellegrini.

Pearce was Moyes’ assistant at the London Stadium as the Scot guided West Ham to Premier League survival following his appointment as boss last November.

In seven months he stabilised a club that was in a very volatile situation when he arrived and ensured they will be playing top flight football for another campaign, but was not kept on to oversee the start of a new season.