Junior Stanislas was delighted to score on his full debut for West Ham in Saturday's victory over Sunderland.

When he tapped in the opening goal he celebrated by pointing to his mates in the crowd.

"The manager just said to me to clear my mind and go out and play my normal game," the youngster said. "Gianfranco and Clarkey (Steve Clarke) have come in and got the boys playing well, they've put a lot of confidence back into the squad so it's looking good."

Zola had seen Stanislas score a hat-trick against Chelsea in the reserves and also play for England Under-20s ahead of the Sunderland clash.

With Carlton Cole, Scott Parker and Radoslav Kovac injured, Stanislas' call-up was such a rush that he found himself singing West Ham's famous "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" song as he was about to play.

"I was singing Bubbles as I waited in the tunnel with the rest of the team," he said.

Stanislas grew up in Kidbrooke, not far from where Ferdinand grew up.

He added: "I'm not sure what it is about south London but I can tell you there is a lot of talent coming off the streets.

"It was a great debut but the boys here will keep my feet on the ground, they won't let me enjoy it too much - trust me!"