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West Ham United forward Marko Arnautovic is currently on the sidelines with a hamstring problem.

It was initially thought that the Austria international - a 2017 arrival from Stoke City - would be ruled out until the early stages of 2019, although there have been rumours on social media that the forward could be fit before the end of the year.

West Ham have beaten Crystal Palace and Fulham in the forward's absence, and have now won each of their last four in the Premier League to move into the top half of the table.

The club's supporters have been on social media engaging in an interesting debate, with Arnautovic's return the subject.

There are those who believe that the team's leading scorer this season should earn an automatic position back in the XI when he is fit.

Others, however, feel that the team should be kept as it is until the winning run comes to an end.

A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below:

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