West Ham boss Slaven Bilic feels his Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp will be present at Upton Park tomorrow for the FA Cup replay between the two sides.
The German, whose side played out a goalless draw with the Hammers at Anfield in the original tie last month, missed the Reds’ 2-2 draw with Sunderland at the weekend due to an appendicitis problem.
Liverpool’s disappointing Premier League campaign took a turn for the worse against the Black Cats, with the relegation-threatened outfit managing to come out of Anfield with a point even after being 2-0 behind by the 81st minute.
The Merseyside giants are expected to have Klopp back for the FA Cup replay; and Bilic thinks the German will be present in Liverpool’s dugout against West Ham not due to pressure, but because he is a leader who wants to be back.
“I don't think Klopp will be back because of the pressure”, Bilic said in his pre-match press conference.
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“He will be back because he is like that. He is the leader.
“He is Jurgen Klopp and is a successful man. He likes to work. For him this is natural and he wants to be back.”
West Ham, who lost 1-0 to Southampton at the weekend, recorded a memorable double over Liverpool in the league this season.
