That was the main thing we learned on a gripping, intense evening under the “Friday Night Lights” at Stamford Bridge.
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Luiz was full of praise for the performance of the visitors to west London.
‘This is the Premier League.
Chelsea was markedly better after the half-time break and the improvement paid off at the hour mark, as Diego Costa scored his fifth goal in five matches with an assist from Nemanja Matic.
Are they title contenders like most people are starting to think they are?
“I don’t think there is an injury, it is only the situation. My answer was ‘are you crazy?'” Klopp laughed. That’s the way we train and it’s what we’re good at.
Lovren added: “It is always a tough game here but I thought we did brilliantly”.
“We played football like hell”, Klopp told Sky Sports.
“It’s a challenge for all of us to be 100 per cent in training and that’s what keeps us improving every day”. Now, it’s not enough because this is not the first time this has happened.
“It was satisfying of course, the first half especially was brilliant – we played football like hell”, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told United Kingdom broadcaster Sky Sports after his side joined third-placed Chelsea on 10 points from five games. You must pay attention in every second of the game because details make the difference.
“The second half we controlled the game, nearly scored a second goal to draw and of course it is not a good night for us but we’ll keep fighting for the next games”. They pressured us and we couldn’t cope with it. “We dropped a little bit back in the second half, but in the end a fully deserved win”.
Antonio Conte was clearly disappointed after the home defeat against Liverpool tonight, where his team never seemed to be in control of the game. “He is such a hard worker, there was a lot of pressure on his shoulders, we try to help him to learn and handle it and he is getting better and better”.
The 47-year-old manager made three changes to the team in the 83rd minute but the move came too late as Liverpool ran away with three points. However, newly deployed by Klopp in a deeper role in the midfield, Henderson has begun to flourish alongside fellow midfielders Georginio Wijnaldum and bff Adam Lallana.
Liverpool have also beaten Arsenal and champions Leicester City this season, the only blot on their league record being a surprise 2-0 defeat at promoted Burnley.
A win for Liverpool has seen them leapfrog Friday’s opponents to occupy second spot on the Premier League table.
As the game wore on Klopp beat his chest like a maniac under the bright lights as he urged his players to give their all for victory.
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Conte appeared to laugh off the incident as he trudged down the Stamford Bridge tunnel.
