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Hammers boss Curbs ready to blood youngsters at Anfield

West Ham manager Alan Curbishley claims he would not be worried about playing youngsters Freddie Sears and Jack Collison at Liverpool tonight.

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Manager Curbishley said: "I have no fears about doing it.

"They are in the squad because they deserve to be there."

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Alan Curbishley shows the strain during the Hammers' 4-0 defeay by Chelsea

Curbishley faces a huge task of masterminding the club's first win at Anfield since September 1963 - particularly on the back of Saturday's humiliating 4-0 loss to Chelsea.

He told the club's official website: "The players are keen to put the Chelsea defeat behind them. It was unlike us so far this season. It has steeled us up for what is coming on Wednesday night and on Sunday [against Tottenham]. We knew we were going into a tough week.

"We have started off really badly and can we improve on that on Wednesday?"

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