West Ham United boss David Moyes has lamented the retirement of talismanic midfielder Mark Noble.

The ex-Hammer as a veteran at the club, having spent more than a decade with the team.

While he was not a regular last season, Noble's presence in the dressing room and to come on late in games was invaluable to Moyes' side.

"Losing Mark Noble was important," said Moyes.

"He could see things even though he didn't play much last season. He was important around the club.

"Small things can make a big difference sometimes. You look at the game against Brighton and you're saying, 'You take responsibility, you take ownership of it.' I could name a few and say, 'Come on, you bowed to that today when you should have taken it on', but on the whole, the players have done great.

"You would probably say it was a really poor performance against Brighton and many wouldn't disagree but there were parts that weren't as bad as maybe it looked. I hope I'm right but I will only see proof of that in the coming weeks."