West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that Marko Arnautovic is still battling issues with his knee injury and was not fit to start in his side's Carabao Cup defeat to Tottenham on Wednesday night.
The Hammers were swept aside 3-1 by Spurs at the London Stadium, with Mexican striker Javier Hernandez starting up front in place of Arnautovic.
Speaking at his post-match press conference (as quoted by Football.London), West Ham boss Pellegrini confirmed that Arnautovic was in no fit state to start the match and has been absent from training for most of the week.