West Ham United have appointed David Moyes as Manuel Pellegrini's successor.

Pellegrini was sacked after Saturday's loss to Leicester City with the club sitting in 17th.

Moyes, who spent seven months at West Ham before Pellegrini's arrival, has signed an 18-month deal.

"It's fabulous to be back," he told the club's website. "It feels great to be home. I've missed being here because I really enjoyed it. I enjoyed being around the stadium and I loved being in this part of the world and I missed the club, so I can't wait to get started.

"I'm feeling very proud that I'm back here at West Ham. But I think more importantly I'll be looking to see what I can do and what I can make improvements to, how we can get some wins with the players and how we can get some quick wins on the field as well.

"I do believe that the squad of players I've got here is a better squad of players than when I took over before, so I am looking forward to working with them.

"I think there's got to be a short-term goal for us just now to get the wins to get us away from the wrong end of the league and what we're going to do over the next six months, then what we're going to do over the next period as well. The start is really focusing on the immediate games."