Arsenal caretaker manager Freddie Ljungberg wants his senior players to step up in the coming weeks.

The Gunners are struggling to find a win, as they go through their worst run in over 40 years.

They have not won a match in nine in all competitions.

Ljungberg has been in charge for two games, with neither ending with a victory.

"We need to change this downward spiral," Ljungberg told reporters.

"They [West Ham] have great fans, it's going to be a great occasion but maybe that is good for our players, they can relax a little bit and concentrate on the game.

"Mesut [Ozil] is a very, very good football player.

"When he is on the ball and he can do things and things happen.

"I haven't said I'm going to build the team against specific players but I wanted to play the experienced players when it's such a difficult situation like it is at the moment.

"I've made a conscious choice to put down the older players to take the responsibility and change the games."