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With Fredericks, Anderson and Yarmolenko, do West Ham have the best right flank in the league?

West Ham United Manager Manuel Pellegrini during the pre-season friendly match between Ipswich Town and West Ham United at Portman Road on July 28,...
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West Ham United should be an incredibly exciting team to watch this season.

Ryan Fredericks of West Ham United and Andre Dozzell of Ipswich Town compete for the ball during the pre-season friendly match between Ipswich Town and West Ham United at Portman Road on...

West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini has been extremely busy in the transfer market this summer, and many fans and pundits alike are expecting the Hammers to challenge for the European places this season.

West Ham fans will surely be incredibly excited at the prospect of seeing their new look team in action with the Premier League returning next weekend.

And there is one particular area of Pellegrini’s squad that really could get the Hammers fans on their feet this season.

The Chilean has made a plethora of new signings, and three of them will be playing up and down West Ham’s right hand side this season – Ryan Fredericks, Felipe Anderson and Andriy Yarmolenko.

The prospect of the Englishman, Brazilian and Ukrainian working in tandem will be a tantalising one for Hammers fans, and it could be argued that Pellegrini has the most exciting right hand side in the Premier League at his disposal.

Fredericks is a wonderfully attacking right-back. He possesses pace in abundance, and plays with a certain type of drive and directness that would undoubtedly provide the east Londoners with added verve and vigour down the right hand flank.

Anderson, meanwhile, is arguably West Ham’s most exciting summer addition. He has blistering pace, and is a real live-wire.

Felipe Anderson of West Ham United celebrates scoring the opening goal of the match during the pre-season friendly match between Ipswich Town and West Ham United at Portman Road on July 28,...

The Brazilian usually operates in the right midfield role, and he will be able to form a superb understanding with Fredericks.

Then there is Yarmolenko.

The Ukraine international is left-footed, but always operates on the right wing, and his nouse and know-how in the final third will undoubtedly help the Hammers improve upon the potency of their attacking play.

There will not be too many left-backs who are relishing the thought of coming up against West Ham this season, and if the three players mentioned strike up a telepathic understanding, Pellegrini’s side will be a seriously scary attacking force.

Andriy Yarmolenko of West Ham United during the pre-season friendly match between Ipswich Town and West Ham United at Portman Road on July 28, 2018 in Ipswich, England.