West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic is hopeful that Andy Carroll's latest injury setback is not a serious one.

Carroll picked up another injury during the 3-1 victory over Bournemouth on Tuesday night and many believe that the striker could be out for months due to a suspected hamstring problem.

Bilic is optimistic regarding the extent of Carroll's injury though and has expressed his hope that the striker is out for weeks rather than the long-term.

"It is a really bad situation for us. After the Liverpool win I said that he is back, he looked sharp, he looked strong and he was covering the whole pitch and terrorising the difference," said Bilic of Carroll who was replaced after just 13 minutes.

"So, it is a blow but he has been working really hard. Maybe or hopefully it is not that long. Maybe it is going to be a couple of weeks but we need him.

"He is disappointed because he knows he is back but if we have to choose between a knee and hamstring injury it is better to have a hamstring injury."