Manuel Pellegrini hopes West Ham's new claret carpet helps improve on-pitch performances:'I think it is a good idea to have it the colour of our club' West Ham take on Leicester at home in the Premier League on Saturday The Hammers have this week rolled out a claret carpet in club colours Manuel Pellegrini is expecting the change to be more than decorative
By Riath Al-Samarrai for MailOnline
Published: 00:42 BST, 19 April 2019 | Updated: 00:42 BST, 19 April 2019
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Manuel Pellegrini is hoping for some magic from West Ham's new £250,000 claret carpet against Leicester on Saturday.
The previous green surround was criticised in 2017 by then-manager Slaven Bilic, who claimed his players struggled to distinguish between the pitch and its perimeter.
After a lengthy stand-off on the issue with their landlords, the London Legacy Development Corporation, West Ham have this week rolled out a claret carpet in club colours and Pellegrini is expecting the change to be more than decorative.
West Ham have this week rolled out a claret carpet in club colours at the London Stadium
'I haven't seen it,
