Ryan Fredericks says West Ham United's players are determined to stay where they are after victory over Sheffield United.

The Hammers currently sit in fifth place.

Fredericks struck his team's third goal of a productive night at London Stadium, collecting a pass from Saïd Benrahma inside the box before drilling with precision to beat Aaron Ramsdale inside his near post.

He later told the club's website: “The biggest change is the manager having a pre-season with us.

“He's got us a lot fitter this season – we worked our nuts off in the off season and we're reaping the benefits of that now.

“He sets us up in a good way for every game and it's just our mindset really. When you're down there you can play good stuff, but things seem to go against your, but when you're towards the top of the table things go your way.

“Everything is going our way now, we've brought in some very good players and we're all enjoying it.

“Of course we're confident and this far into the season you're not up there because of luck. If you're there at this stage you deserve to be there. We're up there with the so-called big boys in the top six and we want to stay there. We go into every game, especially here, expecting to win."