Savio hungry for more

Savio has settled quickly into life at West Ham United and is relishing the prospect of this Sunday's visit of Manchester United.

The Germany Under-20 star has made two substitute appearances for the club since his move from Brescia Calcio last month. Having been able to appear in the impressive 2-0 home win against Hull City and the professional goalless draw at Arsenal, Savio is understandably eager for more.

"I was very excited about being able to get on against Hull, where we won the match in a magnificent way, and then against Arsenal, where again we played a very good game and the team did a very good job."

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In particular, coming on in last weekend's run-out at the Emirates with the match finely poised could have fazed Savio but he said Gianfranco Zola had given him confidence. With the crowd singing his name again, the forward entered the fray with 20 minutes to go and was a lively presence.

"He just said go on and show what you can do - the rest of the players also helped me a lot and it was easy for me to get involved straight away. Everyone has been helping me since I arrived, the manager, players and staff have helped me settle in straight away and that has been very good for me.

"I am looking forward to the next match against Manchester United and if I can play a part in this that will be good also."

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