Pablo Zabaleta has revealed how going back to basics helped David Moyes transform West Ham's season.

The Hammers take on Shrewsbury in an FA Cup replay at the London Stadium on Tuesday, with Moyes having turned their crisis-hit season around.

Saturday's 4-1 win at Huddersfield saw West Ham, 18th when Moyes took over in November, rise to 11th in the Premier League and continue their march to safety.

Zabaleta said the key to the turnaround was Moyes tightening things up at the back, giving West Ham's flair players a solid base from which to express themselves.

"We all know David Moyes," said Zabaleta. "He always tries to organise teams and makes sure they’re disciplined tactically, hard to beat.

David Moyes has been a revelation so far at the Hammers (
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"He brought that discipline needed to win games. We were conceding too many goals, even in the first two or three games, playing 4-3-3, we weren’t doing great.

"We changed to three at the back, five if you want, and that made us more solid. Playing on the counter gives us a chance to get points.

"We can be braver on the ball and create more chances but I think defensively we must be honest: we’ve been really good recently and that’s a key point.

"We’re not a team who create chances like City, Spurs or those teams who play really decent football.

"He’s looking to bring in players to give us more creativity and probably then we can change to a different style.

Pablo Zabaleta and Mark Noble embrace after their demolition of Huddersfield (
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"At the moment, when you look at the season, we changed the manager and needed results. We thought the best way to improve was to be solid at the back and that gives us more confidence.

"Stability at the back is what is working best for us.

First we need to save our season.

"Then, if David Moyes stays for the next couple of years, he’ll have a chance to bring in his players and maybe get the team playing a different way.