West Ham United boss Gianfranco Zola was delighted with goalkeeper Robert Green's performance in their 0-0 draw with Aston Villa.

Although Green will rightly deserve the plaudits he gets for his performance, his manager joked that there was one occasion the England goalkeeper did have him a little worried as he tried to take the ball around John Carew.

"He was outstanding apart from one moment when my heart stopped for a few seconds. Fortunately not long enough to damage my brain, but it is damaged already," he joked with whufc.com.

"His performance was really good and he was back to his normal standard."