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Cresswell mixed emotions over losing West Ham debut

Aaron Cresswell had mixed emotions after making his West Ham United debut in defeat to Tottenham.

The 24-year-old was named in the Professional Footballers' Association Championship Team of the Year last season but was left deflated following his impressive debut.

"I had all my family here and it was a proud moment for me personally," he said.

"But it's not about me, it's about the team and getting the three points. It's not personal, it's not about individual performances. The first thing you look at is the result and we didn't get that on Saturday, so I'm very disappointed."

The Hammers face another London derby when they travel to Crystal Palace next weekend and Cresswell is keen to get the season up and running.

"We'll sit down, go over it, see what we can take out of the game and where we could have gone on to win it," he added.

"It's just about taking the positives into the next game and looking forward to it."

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