Bowen Optimistic About West Ham Reaching First European Final In 47 Years 

Jarrod Bowen believes West Ham has what it takes to reach their first European final in 47 years.

The Hammers are still in the Europa Conference League and can book a spot in the final should they hold off AZ Alkmaar in the semi-finals of the competition.

West Ham will host the Dutch side  in London on Thursday before heading to the Netherlands for the second leg next week.

Speaking about the upcoming game, Bowen said that West Ham's 1-0 win over Manchester United in the Premier League can help them in their quest for European glory.

"I think we can use it [victory against Manchester United] as a springboard to help us tomorrow night but we know it's going to be a difficult game," he said. 

"They are a really good side and it's a European semi-final.

"We are at home first and we can use that to our advantage with our fans and the atmosphere that I know they are going to create."

He added: "It's exciting - we are so close to achieving something we want for the whole club. 

"We can learn a lot not just from the Frankfurt game [last year's Europa League semi-final loss] but also all of the knockout games we've had.

"I think we've done really well in the knockout games we've had this year to get to the stage we're at now and tomorrow night is about doing exactly the same things."