West Ham defender Nayef Aguerd is looking to the weekend's friendly against Rennes.

Aguerd left Rennes a year ago for the Hammers, where he won the Europa Conference League last season.

He told whufc.com: “I'm very happy to go back there.

“I have a lot of friends there, both players and people that work behind the scenes at the Club. Stade Rennais and everyone there helped me a lot and I am where I am today because of the people at that club.

“They gave me the chance to show my qualities and we also got to play Champions League football as well. Roazhon Park is a brilliant stadium too and the atmosphere was always unbelievable, so for sure it will be an emotional game for me.

“Rennes play a collective game. I can't pick just one or two players to pick out because, obviously I know the manager there very well, and he doesn't like focusing on the individuals in the team. It is about the unit; the team as a whole. That's the philosophy of the entire club.

“As a defender, my job will be to stop their attacking players, and I know they have a lot of quality, but I'm looking forward to it."