Bilic admits he has a big problem looming

Slaven Bilic knows that he will have unhappy members of the squad as more and more players return to full fitness.

Manuel Lanzini is set for a permanent place in the team and Michail Antonio will be fully over  groin injury when the international break ends.

It’s a refreshing problem to know that once all are available for selection there are going to be some disappointed squad members but Bilic isn’t in the business of happiness – just results.

Talking to the London Evening Standard, he said: “My job is not to make them happy. I mean it is a bonus if they are all happy, but it is impossible to have all the players happy. I have to make a fine balance between being solid and being dangerous when we have the ball.

“Sometimes it gives you a headache, who you will play when they are all fit. But my job is to look after the team and to treat every one of them in a good and decent way, then to try and keep them [on their] toes for the whole season.