Alex Song: It won't be long until West Ham are fighting at the top of the Premier League table

On the up: Song is adamant West Ham are heading in the right direction
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Sam Long7 December 2015

West Ham midfielder Alex Song believes that it will not be long before the east Londoners are fighting for honours at the top of the Premier League table.

Slaven Bilic's side have enjoyed an impressive start to the season and currently occupy sixth place after Saturday's 0-0 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

The Hammers are just six points outside the top-four and have beaten some of the division's biggest sides this term including Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal.

Injury has restricted Song's progress during his second loan spell at Upton Park but he is adamant he and his teammates will soon be able to challenge the elite teams.

"I've said every time that in the next few years we will be fighting for the top, because that's what everyone at the club wants to do," he told the Sun.

"The players here want to achieve a lot of things.

"We just have to keep going and improve our game at home because, if we do that, then we will get much more confident."

Song's appearance at the Theatre of Dreams represented his first start of the season after a spell on the sidelines with an ankle injury.

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The Cameroon international was delighted to make his comeback after a frustrating absence from the first-team.

"I'm very happy because for six months I did not do anything.

"I had to work very hard to come back."

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