The first half display from Jurgen Klopp’s men also impressed the former PSG man, who returned to Chelsea at a cost of £32m on transfer deadline day. Liverpool were keen to build on the 4-1 thrashing of champions Leicester City last week at Anfield and they over-ran Chelsea to take control by halftime and went on to win the game at the full time.
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The only blot on Liverpool’s league record so far was their surprise 2-0 defeat at promoted Burnley, which was followed by a 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur. That’s fantastic. I’m really happy after these hard fixtures.
“I see a lot more of the ball”.
The striker then had a great chance to level four minutes later, swivelling on the ball before shooting straight at Mignolet from 15 meters, but if Chelsea were hoping to lay siege to the Liverpool goal in the closing stages, it never materialized.
“The most intense football is if you make a mistake and have to run in the wrong direction, as we did for their goal”.
“I enjoy it more”, he said, when asked about the importance of hugging his players.
“That’s how it is.it’s deserved, all these points, spectacular football against Arsenal, really good organised against Tottenham and [against Chelsea] was a kind of mixture of these two games”.
The Reds handed Antonio Conte his first defeat as Blues boss.
It was Conte’s first home league defeat since a 2-1 loss to Sampdoria with Juventus in January 2013.
Philippe Coutinho was allowed to take a short free-kick before crossing for Lovren to put Liverpool in front in the 17th minute, while Henderson’s goal stemmed from a throw-in. I’ve always scored through the years, no matter who I’ve played for.
Chelsea slumped to a disappointing 10th-place finish last season and Conte warned his players they risk meeting a similar fate this term if they do not sharpen up.
“I don’t want that”.
While they may have found the net for the first time in just under seven hours against Bristol City at the weekend, a last-minute equaliser ensured their winless streak now extends to seven games in all competitions.
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Despite their tough start, Liverpool have already notched 11 goals, including four against both Arsenal and Leicester, and Lovren says the team is set-up to attack. I had a good feeling going into the game and I think we produced.
