West Ham United co-owner David Gold admits he found their victory over West Ham United as "surreal".

Gold described the victory over Birmingham, the club he previously owned, as "a quite surreal but an amazing experience" now that he helps to run the side he supported as a youngster.

"Very few people experience that in their lives," he said.

"One minute you are rooting for the club you have been involved with for 17 years and then a few months later you are rooting back for your old team. It is extremely unusual but it has been an amazing experience and it feels great.

"You talk about the fear with the fans and that has been one of the big problems. The fans, players and management are nervous. Everybody is nervous and it is really hard to handle. What changes it completely is that victory."