Watch the International Champions Cup game between English Premier League side Liverpool and Chelsea at the Rose Bowl in California.
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Spanish midfielder Fabregas, 29, could have no complaints as he got his marching orders in the 70th minute for sliding late into Klavan with his studs up.
“The ref thought from the beginning he should show early yellow cards”. “All of the players are not in 100 per cent shape so are sometimes a little bit late in the challenges, that’s how it is”.
There were also six Liverpool players booked.
Quoted in several newspapers, Klopp said: “He missed the departure of the plane, he missed a session and then was late for a meal”.
“He can’t remember anything”. A Lucas Leiva hamstring injury might seem an alarming foreshadowing of muscle tears to come, but hopefully, the first teamers that have been away on worldwide duty are eased back into training and complete a fruitful pre-season.
“It was far away from a friendly game and that’s OK, that’s why we are here”.
For Chelsea, Asmir Begovic starts in goal, with John Terry and Gary Cahill starting in the heart of the backline. Liverpool’s first game is at Arsenal on 14 August.
Moses, though ambipedal, favors running down the left but he will have to battle for places with the likes of Pedro, Hazard, Cuadrado and Willian – Chelsea’s wing men.
The striker had a goal ruled offside minutes later after finishing off a gorgeous exchange of back-heel passes. Chelsea defeated Liverpool 1-0.
The International Champions Cup is an exhibition tournament involving 17 clubs playing on four different continents, all tuning up for their league seasons.
Reds fans had been hoping to see Georginio Wijnaldum after the Netherlands global became the club’s sixth summer signing following his arrival from Newcastle, but he was left out.
The Dutchman only linked up with the Reds last Saturday and will continue with an intense training programme created to ensure he reaches the fitness levels of the rest of the group.
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Sturridge, who only started pre-season last Friday following an extended break after Euro 2016, also won’t be involved against his former club.
