ALAN Curbishley believes his West Ham team can shock the world by denying Premier League title-chasers Manchester United victory at Old Trafford on Saturday.

The Irons manager holds a perfect record of three wins in three games since taking over at Upton Park in December 2006.

And Curbishley has urged his players to extend their unbeaten run to four matches by stopping Sir Alex Ferguson's team at the Theatre of Dreams in Saturday's lunch-time kick-off.

Should United win the fixture, which is being shown live on SKY Sports, it will leave the Red Devils just one success away from retaining the title at the expense of second-placed Chelsea.

For that reason, Curbishley is expecting a titanic struggle but he insisted his players, who won at the same venue to save their Premier League skins on the final day of last season, will not be intimidated.

"The whole world will be watching the game and we've got to go there and put on a performance and show what we can do," said the Hammers boss.

"It's uncanny how it's worked out so similar to last year, but the tables are turned somewhat."

Should West Ham avoid defeat, it should all but ensure the East Enders finish the season in 10th place - a position that will secure Curbishley and his players sizeable bonuses.

But the manager claimed the Londoners were playing for more than just their bank balances.

"I came out with that (bonuses) as just one of the reasons why (we had not given up on the season)," he added.

"We'd been accused of packing up and going on holiday and all that sort of stuff and it was a bit frustrating when some of the comments came out.

"The situation we've been in has seen at least six-or-seven first teamers out injured every week.

"I think the players have done fantastic to get where they are and we want to stay there.

"We want to secure that top-10 finish and also go there and do well and let people know who we are, because that game will be going all over the world."