Jack Collison and James Tomkins hope to establish themselves as West Ham United first teamers this season.

"Everything the manager has said since he has been here he has lived up to and more," said Wales midfielder Collison, 20.

"We have been playing some really nice stuff, but we want to carry that on and improve individually and as a team in the new season."

England Under-21 defender Tomkins, part of the squad which reached the European Championship final in Sweden last month, added: "I really enjoyed my run in the team.

"Now, I have got to push on and keep improving and see where it goes from there."