Hammer Hart vows to nail down his place

Hart’s first Premier League appearance since May 2016 is at Old Trafford and he is well aware of what to expect.

‘I’m probably going to get a similar reception to the one I usually get there but it’s business’’ Hart said.

‘I want to go there and I want to win, that’s all I want to do, whichever side of Manchester it is and whichever side of England it is, I’m going there to win.’ hard feelings, because he does not care about Guardiola’s opinion. As of now, he only cares about Slaven Bilic’s and Gareth Southgate’s.

‘I’m trying to make a point to Slaven,’ said Hart, who faces Manchester United today. ‘He’s my coach. I’m trying to make my point to Gareth Southgate. They’re my coaches. They’re the people whose opinions I care about.’ SOME clubs welcome their new signings by having them sing a song in the canteen for their team-mates. Others have them dance or make a speech on their first day.

So when Joe Hart turned up to meet the media sporting a shiner, the England No1 felt the need to explain why. ‘My induction was to have a fight with Andy Carroll,’ joked the West Ham keeper. ‘Andy hasn’t come off worse than me.

‘Nah, yesterday I spread for the ball. I get hit in the face quite a lot but this is the first time it has actually marked me.’

A bruised eye but no bruised ego, says Hart, who is at West Ham because Pep Guardiola decided he didn’t want him at Manchester City. He insists he has no