Bilic and chairmen agree: “We must get something”

Slaven Bilic has almost spelt it out as certainty and he has no problem Liverpool close in on the London Stadium – he has to get something from the  match on Saturday evening.

Hi regular chats with the chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold appear to be making that a certainty and he has no problem making his own position very clear.

Quite apart from the requirement to get a point or three by any means is the international break wilderness that follows should he fail.

It means that a manager who has been under intense pressure for months will spend a fortnight on the edge and almost waiting for the mobile to ring showing the boardroom number!

He admitted during his presser: “I know the situation. I spoke to the chairmen (after the Crystal Palace game) as I do after every game. We need something from our next game.

Of course [I need something]. Every win, even in a Cup, will take me and us out of that position. I know my job is to look after the team and we’re thinking about a very important game.”