gained by West Ham in their 2-2 draw with
Liverpool to the people of Turkey following
terror attacks in Istanbul.
A succession of bombs were set on police
officers outside the stadium of Besiktas – the
club Bilić used to manage - on Saturday
night, killing 38 people and injuring many
more.
“What happened there is unbelievable,” Bilić
said. “The Turkish people are the best I’ve
ever met. It’s very sad what’s happening in
one of the best cities and one of the best
countries. The nature of the people is so
good, so friendly and so warm. It’s tearing
me apart. I offer my condolences to the
families of the all the victims.”
Bilić, whose team were thrashed by Arsenal
last week, were worth at least a point at
Anfield, having responded to Adam Lallana's
opener to lead 2-1 at half-time thanks to
goals from Dimitri Payet and Michail Antonio.
Divock Origi’s equaliser secured a draw for
Liverpool, one that means Jürgen Klopp’s
side are now six points behind Chelsea. A
month ago, they were top of the league but
Klopp does not believe Liverpool’s title
challenge is faltering.
“It's difficult to stay in the race with Chelsea
when they win everything and we don’t,” he
said.
“But I don't think about it. When we were
first or second, I wasn't thinking about it.
This is the moment to collect points as much
as possible.
Jurgen Klopp's men are now without a win in
their last two games (Chris Stading)
“The season is very long, and as everybody
knows the most intense time is coming now.
Klopp added: “Our expectation is that we are
in the top region of the table and that's
where we want to be in the decisive part of
the season, and then we can talk about
what's possible.”
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