The second half started as the first ended – Chelsea laboring to get a foothold in the game as Liverpool kept possession and hustled the opposition off the ball.
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They have 17 points and moved up to seventh.
Mourinho, who had only taken three Premier League wins in ten games prior to kick off, relegated Nemanja Matic and Cesc Fabregas to the bench, while Diego Costa – despite an injury to his rib – took a starting place.
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (knee) and defender Branislav Ivanovic (hamstring) remain absentees. “We will just keep training well”. It’s more about the confidence.
The Belgian’s arrival brought the best out of both Lallana and Coutinho who benefited from his hold up play.
It is already 14 points behind Manchester City which needed a last-gasp Yaya Toure penalty to beat Norwich City 2-1 and retain top spot on goal difference from Arsenal, which won 3-0 at Swansea. He is due to hear the result later on Friday of his appeal against a GBP50,000 ($76,680.00) fine and suspended stadium ban for comments about the referee after losing to Southampton earlier this month.
Mourinho said his relationship with the press would change in the build up to last week’s defeat against West Ham. “We have worked hard but it’s normal if you want to win in Chelsea”.
“We had not the best start, that’s the truth”, said Klopp.
“As a manager, his work speaks (for itself)”.
“So I hope, because he’s a very important manager, that he will arrange his team”. They are a good team. They had good players. If that’s the case, Chelsea may have a new manager before long.
“Everything is the same”. The level is high.
“Nobody knows if they would win with 10 against 11. It’s just a bit of difference on the way they look at football”.
Mourinho fumed, an underperforming Eden Hazard was withdrawn on the hour mark and Chelsea were left wondering where their next goal would come from. I am anxious about recovering positions in the table and to go back to where Chelsea normally has to be.
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Defected a low Benteke shot into the net, but that was down to bad luck more than poor play.
