Former West Ham captain Nigel Reo-Coker insists London stadium can be a successful home for the club.

Reo-Coker has seen his old club live several times this season.

“Upton Park is never going to be forgotten," the 34-year-old told whufc.com. “It was a special place for the fans and the players lucky enough to perform in that environment.

“Moving forward though, to what the club wants to be and deserves to be, London Stadium should be hosting Champions League games. As much as it was tough moving homes, this is the next chapter in the life of this great club.

“I was there for the game against Chelsea [before Christmas] and as soon as West Ham created two chances in the first half, do you remember how electric the atmosphere became?

“I was speaking to some fans after the game and I told them that what is special about West Ham is that it is a proper British football club and it is the fans who make it what it is.

“Sometimes the fans don't realise how much they can generate that special atmosphere, how much they can dictate the mood and make the players perform better.

“I'm not saying it is all down to the fans – the players have to perform – but when those fans are behind their team, there is no greater support I have either seen or experienced in English football."