(Reuters) - A trio of injuries and the absence of his first-choice goalkeeper have complicated life for new West Ham United boss David Moyes ahead of the daunting trip to Premier League leaders Manchester City on Sunday. Moyes will be without strikers Andy Carroll (knee injury) and Javier Hernandez (hamstring) and will take a late call on defender Winston Reid (hamstring). On-loan goalkeeper Joe Hart, who has started all 14 of West Ham's league games this season, is not available for selection against his parent club City with back-up Adrian set to step in. "It does make the task more difficult, because of the lack of experience and probably players who might be seen as some of our better players," Moyes told a news conference on Friday. "But if we talk about injuries all the time it will, in some way, be used as an excuse.

Source: Economic Times December 01, 2017 17:15 UTC