BBC Sport's Simon Stone looks at where it wrong for Manuel Pellegrini at West Ham and who the Hammers could turn to now.
When he attracted Pellegrini to the club to replace David Moyes in the summer of 2018, West Ham chairman David Sullivan made a conscious decision to step back from major involvement in football affairs.
As it turned out, Roberto - a 33-year-old former Atletico Madrid, Benfica and Espanyol goalkeeper - was terrible. After that game it is understood contact was made with former Millwall manager Neil Harris for an assessment of David Martin, who had been signed as a training goalkeeper in the summer.That the call came from outside Pellegrini's coaching group underlined a loss of faith in the 66-year-old, whose title-winning managerial abilities from his time at Manchester City had not transferred south.
While it could not be argued Hammers fans were finally happy in their new home, the venomous hostility that spilled over at the infamous home game against Burnley in March 2018 had at least eased.Anderson was a fitful performer, with many feeling being stuck out wide denied him the freedom to express himself.
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