West Ham fullback Daprela admits tough start to Premiership career

Fabio Daprela has had a tough start to his Premiership career at West Ham United.

After making his league debut for West Ham United at Chelsea last weekend, the Switzerland Under-19 left-back kept his place for Saturday's trip to Arsenal - the same club he made his first-team bow against in the FA Cup back in January.

The Switzerland fullback told whufc.com: "It was nice to play in the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal, that was great, but the result was not so good. I think we should have passed the ball more when we were playing against ten players. We didn't do that, and Arsenal played well with ten men.

"I think when we got the penalty, if we had scored, it would have transformed the game. It would have been possible for us to win the game. With a player more, we planned at half-time to pass the ball and we thought we could still win, but they kept the ball well and made it very difficult for us.

"It's been a great experience. It's nice to play against the big teams - Arsenal, Chelsea and then Arsenal again. I think I have done myself justice, but I can do better."