West Ham signing Marko Arnautovic has taunted fans at former club Stoke City.

Stoke chairman Peter Coates expressed his disappointment with the Austrian forward following his departure from the Potters.

“To the fans I was let's say the hero and now I am zero. But that's football. The one thing I can say is, I am happy to be here and happy to play for West Ham," Arnautovic told Sky Sports.

“Of course it was tough for me because the fans over the years were very supportive of me, but I came to a point where I wanted to see something different.

“I wanted to join West Ham because, for me, it's a bigger club and more ambitious. We can see with the signings that we've made and the players that are already at the club.

“I think we have a perfect team and now we have to show it on the pitch."