Alphonse Areola helped West Ham to victory at Manchester United on his debut for a club he believes have the quality to make this a season to remember.

After 17 winless visits to Old Trafford stretching back to 2007, the Hammers finally triumphed in the north west thanks to Manuel Lanzini's early strike in Wednesday's Carabao Cup third-round tie.

Areola was among the best performers in West Ham's 1-0 victory, producing some important saves as the France goalkeeper made his first appearance since joining on loan from Paris St Germain.

The 28-year-old knows a thing or two about success having been part of France's triumphant 2018 World Cup squad, as well as title-winning PSG and Real Madrid teams, and believes David Moyes' side can enjoy a fruitful campaign.

"Oh another big game," Areola added. "If you want to win something you have to beat every team.

"We are competitors and we want to win and against big teams. We recover and prepare for Saturday first."

West Ham return to Premier League action at Leeds on Saturday, when Manchester United host Aston Villa in a lunchtime kick-off.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made 11 changes on Wednesday night and is set to rotate again this weekend, when he wants a response from the group.

"The first 10 minutes we were slow, pedestrian both in possession and out of possession," the Norwegian said.

"That is something we have to address and we do address. I wasn't very pleased with the start at all, no.

"The response was great again but we can't find ourselves in these situations and expect to get the wins that we have done, fantastically in the last year and a half. We need to start games better."