Xabi Alonso has brushed off David Moyes’ claims that Bayer Leverkusen were ‘disgraceful’ during Thursday’s Europa League clash.

Goals from Jonas Hofmann and Victor Boniface handed the Bundesliga leaders a 2-0 win ahead of next week’s quarter-final second leg at the London Stadium.

West Ham were further hampered by a yellow card handed out to Lucas Paqueta, who will now miss the crucial return fixture through suspension.

Moyes was left furious at the circumstances surrounding Paqueta’s booking in the 21st minute at the BayArena.

The Hammers boss slammed conduct of the Leverkusen’s bench, accusing them of influencing referee Artur Dias to book the Brazilian.

“He [Paqueta] will be a huge miss, but I thought their bench was a disgrace,” Moyes said following the defeat.

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“He got surrounded. I thought it was disgraceful and was really disappointing.

“You should let the referee make the decision and not the way they reacted to the incident.

“I thought it was a rule all the way through. We would not all run off and surround him. It was a poor thing for them to do and they are a good side and they didn’t need to react like that.”

Alonso has disagreed on Moyes' view, insisting it was the right decision, as he remarked: "Oh no, I think it was a tackle that deserved a yellow card. It was fully deserved.

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