• Thirty-year-old out of favour at Eastlands• Bridge watched Carling Cup win over BirminghamWest Ham United have confirmed the signing of the Manchester City left-back Wayne Bridge on loan until the end of the season. The 30-year-old has dropped down the pecking order at Eastlands since the arrival of Aleksandar Kolarov and Jérôme Boateng in the summer."It will be great to play a part in helping keep West Ham in the Premier League," Bridge told the club's website. "It would be a big achievement."Bridge watched from the stands at Upton Park last night when Avram Grant was forced to switch Matthew Upson to left-back as the Hammers beat Birmingham 2-1 in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final.It has been a problem position in a difficult season for West Ham. They are bottom of the table following a 5-0 drubbing by Newcastle in their last Premier League game.Despite that, Bridge had no doubt about making the move south. "I know a few of the players from England and I know the physio," Bridge said. "I spoke to Scotty Parker and a few people and they told me what a great club it is. That definitely helped me make the decision to come here."There is a lot of quality here and I know we can move up the table. The first half on Tuesday was great. There should have been a few more goals and then the team came back with 10 men. If we can play like that every week we'll be fine."Wayne BridgeManchester CityWest Ham Unitedguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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