Pre-season fixtures are not so much about the results, but more about increasing levels of fitness for the upcoming campaign.

Unfortunately that logic was not adopted by every West Ham United fan who watched their team face Swiss side FC Winterthur on Sunday.

Manuel Pellegrini took charge of his first game since being appointed West Ham manager in May.

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The Chilean does not have his entire squad available just yet, but the majority of the group have had a week of gruelling fitness tests.

The match ended in a 3-2 loss for the Hammers, with Andy Carroll and Mark Noble getting on the scoresheet.

The result is relatively meaningless at this point, but some of the fans did not take it that way.

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After seeing Liverpool claim a thumping 7-0 triumph over Chester in their first friendly of the pre-season schedule, some West Ham supporters were left exasperated by their team's showing.

There were even a few who called for Pellegrini to be sacked, although there is a chance that it was intended to be tongue-in-cheek.