West Ham defender Pablo Zabaleta says they must learn from this season's struggles.

The Hammers were unable to find the level of consistency required to push them into the top half of the Premier League table, but still finished with a flourish by collecting seven points from their final three games.

Zabaleta told whufc.com: “We played really well against Everton and it was fantastic to finish the way we did, especially playing in front of our fans.

“Hopefully we can learn from this season, not repeat the same mistakes, be more consistent as a team, and have the right ambition and attitude to fight for a European place.

“Let's try to be in the top eight, which in my point of view this Club should be every season.

“It's just about having the right mentality and every single player has to come here thinking West Ham is one of the greatest clubs in England.

“And believe me, it is. We have a great stadium, we play every time in front of 50, 60,000 fans and the support is one of the best in England.

“Everybody needs to be proud, because this is a great football club with a great tradition in English football. They have to give everything to bring success to this Club."