West Ham have been underwhelming as serious doubts resurface over the future of Julen Lopetegui.

That is the view of Chris Sutton, following the recent news that the Hammers Head Coach is facing an uncertain future as the clubs hierarchy lose patience with the Spaniard.

Despite the recent upturn in results, it’s understood that the performances have done little to alleviate concerns from the top, with a heavy defeat likely to give the club a big decision to make.

Sutton however feels that West Ham will provide a tougher test than many expect them to make, however feels Liverpool will ultimately have too much for our Hammers.

“Is anyone going to be able to stop Liverpool? I don’t think West Ham will,” said the former player on BBC Sport.

“To be fair to the Hammers, they are level on points with Spurs and above Manchester United in the table, so maybe their season is just a slow burner.

“So far, they have been underwhelming under Julen Lopetegui, but they have now put together a four-game unbeaten run and Jarrod Bowen seems to have become their go-to player in recent weeks.

“Liverpool’s ability to rotate their team could be key again here, though. They did that against Leicester last time out, when Dominik Szoboszlai and Luis Diaz dropped to the bench – I had Diaz as my Fantasy captain, so I was not happy – but it made no difference to the way they played.

“Arne Slot has such great quality right through his squad that I just think the Reds will keep rolling on. They won’t have as much fun as they did the last time they were in London, but they should leave with the points again.”

Sutton’s prediction: 0-2