OPINION
West Ham are preparing for the first game of the season against Manchester United and manager Slaven Bilic has a big decision to make on his starting line-up.
The Hammers travel to Old Trafford on Sunday in the Premier League and will be aiming to state their intentions with an upset against one of the favourites for the Premier League title.
They finished the 2016/17 season 11th in the league and struggled adjusting to their move to the London Stadium.
However, have made some considerable signings in the transfer market and welcomed Joe Hart, Pablo Zabaleta, Marko Arnuatovic, Javier Hernandez and Sead Haksabanovic.
West Ham are hopeful of competing for the European spots in the new campaign and facing United will be a good way to judge where they are at.
The Hammers do have Andy Carroll, Cheikhou Kouyate and Michail Antonio unavailable, while duo Manuel Lanzini and Aaron Cresswell are in a race to be fit.
This Is Futbol has picked the starting line-up that Bilic should use in the club’s first game of the season, which includes four of the players signed in the summer.