FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - West Ham United v Manchester City - London Stadium, London, Britain - April 29, 2018 West Ham United's Pablo Zabaleta during the warm up before the match REUTERS/David Klein
(Reuters) - West Ham United have to trust new manager Manuel Pellegrini and begin performing on the pitch if they are to avoid being dragged into a Premier League relegation battle, defender Pablo Zabaleta has said.
West Ham, who spent most of their last two campaigns struggling in the bottom half of the table, have lost their first four league games this season to pile the pressure on Pellegrini and the Chilean's big-money acquisitions.
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