West Ham boss David Moyes has revealed the influence of John Heitinga on his midfield.

The summer coaching appointment's Ajax background has helped Moyes to get the best out of ex-Ajax pair Mohammed Kudus and Edson Alvarez.

Moyes said, "John Heitinga helped me when he was at Ajax. I spoke to him a couple of times, not just about Mohammed Kudus but also Edson Álvarez too, and he gave me really good reports on both of them.

"So obviously John has worked with them before, knows them well and can give us a bit more insight about how Mohammed plays, and can help us understand how we can get the best out of him as well.

"I think we've got a different group of players now to what we've had. The skillset that we have here allows us to offer different things to try and look to be slightly different. But ultimately, when you win games, you get praise for it and it's said the players are playing well. If you lose, it can quickly turn to the opposite.

"I think the team has been playing well and Mo's been doing really well, as has Edson as well. We've been pleased with them."