Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy feels that West Ham United will be fine this season - because of David Moyes.
West Ham are one of nine clubs involved in the battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League, with just four points separating Crystal Palace in 12th and bottom club Southampton.
The Hammers are currently 18th in the table, one point from safety with 12 games left to play, with increased scrutiny over Moyes' position after West Ham's poor league form.
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But Murphy feels West Ham and Leicester City, who are two of the three clubs in the relegation battle to stick with their respective managers so far this term, will both avoid the drop due to the men in charge and the quality in their squads.
"Six of the nine teams in the relegation battle have changed managers. It has worked so far for Everton and Sean Dyche and Leeds with Javi Gracia, but ultimately I think the clubs who have stuck with their bosses will be rewarded," he said, in a column for the Mail Online.
"West Ham and Leicester will be fine based on their managers — David Moyes and Brendan Rodgers — and the quality in their squads.
"Nottingham Forest are the other club who have been loyal to Steve Cooper. It was the right thing to do because without him, they wouldn’t be in the Premier League anyway. I also think they will survive but it’s in the balance. They face Wolves and Leeds after the international break — we’ll know more after that."
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