And with many crying out for the Mexican hitman to be played in a central role alongside Andy Carroll, the manager has revealed that was always the plan.
Speaking ahead of today’s game Bilic said: “”Definitely they can play together, they are complimentary players.
“The little and large striker, it’s not that you don’t see that in football anymore, a lot of teams play with two strikers.
“It’s maybe not exactly like that but you have Fernando Torres and Antoine Griezmann [at Atletico Madrid]. Griezmann is the one who is floating, Torres is the more direct.
“You have that maybe less nowadays but it’s not old-fashioned. They can play together.”