West Ham assistant coach Billy McKinlay says they deserved their 3-1 win at Udinese in the second of three mid-season warm-up fixtures.

The Irons carried a threat throughout, with Jarrod Bowen looking sharp and having a hand in two goals, Said Benrahma scoring for the second time in four days, Manuel Lanzini netting a 25-yard rocket and Michail Antonio converting late on to complete a worthwhile, whirlwind 24 hours in cold, wet north-eastern Italy.

McKinlay told whufc.com: "It was a pleasing afternoon, I think.

"There was plenty of goalmouth action at both ends and we created a number of chances and played some good football going forward.

"It was encouraging to get a good performance and a good win.

"It's just good to get back into it. It was a good level of game and we showed some good stuff. The players are working hard and we've got another game next week to get us ready for the Arsenal game so we're good to go.

"We're looking to see some good performances and get back in the swing of things.

"It won't be too long before the Premier League starts again, so we need to see a little bit of organisation and obviously some good performances and good structure to the team.

"It was a good level of game against Udinese, which is what we needed. We're straight back into it and it was a happy afternoon."