Bilic hoping Carroll will be fit in time to face Liverpool

Slaven Bilic is hopeful of having Andy Carroll fit in as little as three weeks - with the West Ham boss revealing the trip to Liverpool is a realistic target.

"Andy Carroll is doing really well," said Bilic.

"He will be joining the squad in terms of training with the team very soon. It is easy to predict (when he will be fit) but it is also hard - I ask the simple questions to our medical department but it is hard for them.

"He has been working for a few weeks but last week he was doing individual stuff without any problems so now the injury is gone. We just have to bring him in slowly, but as soon as possible to gain fitness.

"It should be, the target the medical department told me, Liverpool or Newcastle which is the fourth or fifth game of the season."