Nuno Espirito Santo, manger of West Ham United (Image: Getty Images)

West Ham United manager Nuno Espirito Santo says his side have some problems to fix and it is down to the players to start looking at themselves

The Hammers boss has admitted the side played with anxiety when losing to Brentford on Monday evening, a result that left them rooted in the bottom three of the Premier League table.

The London side head to Elland Road on Friday night knowing only a win still won't be enough to elevate them out the bottom three, barring a ridiculous scoreline, which underlines the situation they have found themselves in this early in the season.

Brought in to fix the issues under Graham Potter, Nuno is yet to taste victory and has just a solitary draw to his name so far.

“We still have problems, and we didn't play well enough on Monday,” Espirito Santo said. “We have to improve, and that has to come from the players, in terms of their own games, and then as a team we have to get better too.

“I...