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West Ham United boss Slaven Bilic expecting more from Marko Arnautovic

Slaven Bilic applauds his fans at the end of the Premier League match between Burnley and West Ham United at Turf Moor on May 21, 2017 in Burnley, ...
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Marko Arnautovic joined West Ham United from Stoke City in the summer transfer window.

West Ham United's Croatian manager Slaven Bilic gestures during the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Huddersfield Town at The London Stadium, in east...

Slaven Bilic has told Football.London that Marko Arnautovic needs to add more consistency to his game at West Ham United.

Arnautovic has already shown both sides of his game at the London Stadium, since joining from Stoke City for a fee of £24.5 million, according to The Sun, in the summer transfer window.

The Austrian was sent off on just his second appearance for the Hammers, but he returned from suspension to great impact in midweek.

Marko Arnautovic of Stoke City looks on during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Stoke City at the Vitality Stadium on May 6, 2017 in Bournemouth, England.

Arnautovic put in a brilliant display as West Ham cruised past Bolton Wanderers in the Carabao Cup.

And Bilic has now challenged the winger to start producing his best performances more regularly.

The Croatian manager said: “Not only big games, but I didn’t mean that way, I meant through praising him. He got the man of the match and I agreed, he had two assists, a few chances and a lot of things we created he was 90 per cent of it.

“But I said that I expect that from him and I want to see it more regularly. Sometimes he is satisfied and then goes OK, that’s it but he has everything he needs to do it minute after minute, we expect that from him. We will push him but he has to, with our help, move the borders.”

West Ham United's Austrian midfielder Marko Arnautovic reacts to a missed goal during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and West Ham United at St Mary's Stadium...

Arnautovic may well have done enough against Bolton to have earned himself a starting place this weekend, when West Ham take on Tottenham Hotspur.

The Hammers have made a rather slow start to the campaign, and will be eager to pick up the three points in the London derby.

If West Ham can win against Spurs, they will move up to 13th in the Premier League table.