Bridge completes Hammers move

Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge has joined West Ham on loan until the end of the season in a bid to revive his career.

The 30-year-old left back has dropped down the pecking order at Man City since the arrival of Aleksandar Kolarov and Jerome Boateng in the offseason.

Bridge moved to City two years ago from Chelsea but fell out of favor under manager Roberto Mancini.

West Ham is bottom of the Premier League after a 5-0 loss at Newcastle last week.

Bridge says "there is a lot of quality here and I know we can move up the table."

Bridge was initially a first-team regular at Chelsea after joining from Southampton in 2003, but he later faced competition from England left back Ashley Cole.