Nordtveit keen to kick on after Anfield draw

  • Norway international Havard Nordtveit said Sunday’s draw against Liverpool was the result of weeks of hard work
  • The 26-year-old admitted it has been a difficult start to life in the Premier League
  • After an assist and a solid performance at Anfield, the summer signing is keen to kick on for Slaven Bilic’s men

Midfielder Havard Nordtveit admitted it felt great to be part of the Hammers side which picked up a point at Anfield on Sunday after a difficult start to life at the Club.

West Ham travelled to Merseyside to take on an in-form Liverpool outfit who look to be serious title contenders in the Premier League this season and came away with a crucial point to show for their efforts.

After Adam Lallana put the Reds on the front foot, Dimitri Payet equalised with a stunning free-kick before Michail Antonio poked home Nordtveit’s long ball before the break.

Divock Origi levelled three minutes into the second half but the visitors stood strong, with Norwegian Nordtveit blocking and clearing everything that came his way.

After securing the draw and providing an assist, he said: “We have been working hard for many, many weeks now and I felt that we got what we deserved today.

After a hard start at West Ham, I finally now want to show the fans what I'm doing in training every day.

Havard Nordtveit

“After going down 1-0 at Anfield, it’s not easy but we bounced back and we got in at the break 2-1 up.

“There are always things you can do better – nobody is perfect – but after a hard start at West Ham, adapting from the Bundesliga to the Premier League which has been tough, I finally now want to show the fans what I’m doing in training every day.”

Nordtveit joined the east Londoners from German outfit Borussia Monchengladbach during the summer but was making just his fifth Premier League start in the clash at the weekend.

But after providing some much-needed solidity at the back as both right-back and centre-back in parts of the second half, the 26-year-old is now keen to kick on in claret and blue.

“I said last time, I’m always positive and working hard,” he continued. “The group is always positive so I’m just lucky and happy to be here and hopefully now we can look forward to the next game and do the same performance at home.

“[This result] shows what we have in this Club and in this team. It shows what spirit we have in each player.

“After 90 minutes, you can always feel when you’ve played against a good team like Liverpool, and that shows that we don’t belong in the situation we are in in the table.

“We want to be further up and hopefully it was a turning for us. We are just looking forward to the next game and hopefully we can take more points.”