Yet, the decision paid off as even without the Brazilian star Liverpool managed to secure all the three points at Chelsea with another impressive performance. They will now look to build on their momentum next week when they meet Derby County in the next round of the League Cup before going on to host Hull City next weekend in the Premier League.
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“He has the passion to do his job”.
“We know what we need to do when we come to away games, especially against big teams like Chelsea”, he added.
“During games I try to stay focused, but sometimes when I watch the game the day after [on TV] I see him, he’s a little bit insane sometimes on the bench!” “He’s a little bit insane sometimes on the bench”.
With work to improve Anfield running into the start of the campaign, Liverpool have played just once at home so far and have already visited Arsenal, Tottenham and now Chelsea.
The Brazilian was drafted into the heart of Antonio Conte’s defence due to John Terry’s injury but there was little he or anyone else in a blue shirt could do about the Liverpool captain’s curling 25-yarder.
Meanwhile, Diego Costa is expected to lead the line after scoring against the Reds and Hazard expects both Brazilian-born players to impress against the Foxes. While maintaining that the side was happy to have the Brazilian defender back, Hazard said he enjoyed his partnership with Costa.
Speaking about the match, Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp, who took over at the club last October said: “Yeah, it was nice, really deserved”. He brings that mentality.
Claudio Ranieri: “Of course we want to win. In the last 10 minutes, I changed three players to try to give freshness and change the result”. The goals we concede are odd.
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“I told you that this transfer market was very hard for us to reach our targets, but at the last minute, on the last day, there was this situation which was good for me and the club to improve the squad. We took a player with a great personality, good technique and who likes to play”. “The spirit is ideal so we just need to keep working”.
