Liverpool and Chelsea continued their disappointing seasons because the injury-hit mid-table groups performed out an uninspiring 0-0 draw at Anfield within the Premier League on Saturday.
Chelsea thought they’d raced right into a third-minute lead when Kai Havertz fired house from shut vary after a nook, just for VAR to rule the German offside.
On Juergen Klopp’s 1,000th sport in administration, Liverpool appeared shorn of confidence as they appeared to keep away from three straight league defeats, solely creating half probabilities with new signing Cody Gakpo lacking the most effective of them within the first half.
The guests launched big-money January signing Mykhailo Mudryk within the second half however, whereas he appeared full of life, the Ukrainian was unable to elevate the Blues, who earned some extent that leaves them tenth, stage on 29 factors with Liverpool in eighth.
Either side are 9 factors off the highest 4 with Chelsea having performed 20 video games to Liverpool’s 19.
“I assumed the efficiency was good,” Chelsea boss Graham Potter instructed BT Sport. “I’m pleased with the crew, the power, what we tried to do.
“At Anfield, it’s all the time robust. It’s a clear sheet and some extent, we transfer ahead. General, a constructive day, aside from the very fact we needed three factors.”
Klopp claimed Liverpool’s 3-0 loss at Brighton & Hove Albion final trip was the worst of his Anfield tenure, however issues didn’t get a lot better towards Chelsea.
The house facet seemed to be up towards it as soon as extra from the off at Anfield as Havertz fired house from shut vary however, after a prolonged VAR overview, the German was dominated to be offside.
Chelsea nonetheless ought to have gone into the break in entrance however one other January arrival, defender Benoit Badiashile, headed too near goalkeeper Alisson from shut vary.
After the break, substitute Darwin Nunez went shut for Liverpool, Mudryk fired into the side-netting following a mazy run whereas Carney Chukwuemeka ought to have performed higher with a late alternative for the Blues, however a draw was a good outcome.
Liverpool have did not win any of their final three Premier League video games, whereas it’s the first time they’ve failed to attain in consecutive video games within the competitors since March 2021 towards Fulham and Chelsea.
“Whenever you’re in a troublesome interval and a troublesome second within the crew, I believe it is essential that you just stick collectively and struggle for these clear sheets and that is the place it begins,” Liverpool’s James Milner instructed BT Sport.
“It is not the most effective soccer matches that we’re enjoying nevertheless it’s small steps to get the place we all know we will be.”