West Ham appoint Espirito Santo as manager after sacking Potter

West Ham United appointed Nuno Espirito Santo as manager on a three-year contract on Saturday, hours after announcing the sacking of Graham Potter. Portuguese Esperito Santo, who was fired by Nottingham Forest this month, joined West Ham after they made a dismal start to the Premier League campaign, losing 3-0 to promoted Sunderland on the opening day before suffering heavy defeats by Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. Potter's final game was a 2-1 home loss to Crystal Palace last Saturday amid fan protests, but the axe did not fall immediately, with the Englishman fulfilling club media duties on Friday. "My objective is to work hard to get the very best from the team and ensure that we are as competitive as...