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West Ham goalkeeper Fabianski says no nerves going to Man Utd

West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski says there'll be no nerves going to Manchester United today.

In all his trips to Old Trafford, he's mustered a clean sheet just once in a goalless draw in May 2009, a point which would secure United's third successive Premier League title.

Fabianski admits, back then, he'd get taken in by the aura of Old Trafford, the long-forgotten fear factor. But no more. He approaches every opponent in the same way – "a win at Old Trafford is no different to winning at Bournemouth".

"I'm not going to lie, it was a process," he told the Daily Mail. "It took me a while but I think that came with playing regularly. At the start, when I played my first game, I probably would have been a little more distracted by all the surroundings during the game.

"Now I think it's a bit different. I don't look at the games that way. I don't look at the other things that are on the outside. Like, the fan situation, I don't really pay attention to that. I never really looked at the other things or listen to the media about what they say about the current situation of any other club."

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