The Blues were beaten 2-1 at Stamford Bridge after a shocking first-half display, with owner Roman Abramovich said to have held talks with club chiefs about Conte’s performance afterwards.
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Conte arrived at Stamford Bridge in April 2016 with a task in hand after The Blues had a woeful 2015/16 Premier League season, in which they finished 10th.
Liverpool largely dominated the encounter and took a 2-0 lead after Dejan Lovren was left unmarked to steer home the opener and Henderson bent the ball into the top corner from 30 metres to put the visitors in command at halftime.
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. First half we didn’t have the duels, we didn’t have the second ball, everything was for them.
“We played without intensity and you must pay attention to details if you want to play like a great team”.
“In the second half we scored the goal and then missed a chance to draw level through Costa”.
Diego Costa continued his impressive form with his fifth goal in as many games, but it was only enough to be termed as a consolation.
Jurgen Klopp brushed off questions about Liverpool’s ability to mount a title challenge following their 2-1 victory at Chelsea on Friday, instead urging his players to prove themselves on a weekly basis. Defeats are never good.
“We know what we need to do when we come to away games, especially against big teams like Chelsea”, the centre-back told Liverpoolfc.com.
He added: “It is important to understand that every single game is very tough and we mustn’t forget the last season”.
“I don’t think that he thought before the season that he’d be playing [at number] six but he’s a good player and he can play anywhere”. “It’s hard for him to sometimes be on the bench but he is still young, he has a lot to do with Chelsea and I hope he will score a lot of goals”. He wants to win everything.
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“Chelsea is a great team but we must be a great team on the pitch and think like one”. After the game, he spoke about the club’s bad finish last season, advising them to learn their lessons from this setback and urging them to “feel the danger”.
