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 energetic, the Ukrainian was unable to raise the Blues, who earned some extent that leaves them tenth, degree on 29 factors with Liverpool in eighth.
Both sides are 9 factors off the highest 4 with Chelsea having performed 20 video games to Liverpool’s 19.
“I thought the performance was good,” Chelsea boss Graham Potter informed BT Sport. “I am happy with the team, the energy, what we tried to do.
“At Anfield, it’s at all times robust. It is a clear sheet and some extent, we transfer ahead. Overall, a constructive day, aside from the very fact we needed three factors.”
Klopp claimed Liverpool’s 3-0 loss at Brighton & Hove Albion last time out was the worst of his Anfield tenure, but things did not get much better against Chelsea.
The home side looked to be up against it once more from the off at Anfield as Havertz fired home from close range but, after a lengthy VAR review, the German was ruled to be offside.
Chelsea still should have gone into the break in front but another January arrival, defender Benoit Badiashile, headed too close to goalkeeper Alisson from close range.
After the break, substitute Darwin Nunez went close for Liverpool, Mudryk fired into the side-netting following a mazy run while Carney Chukwuemeka should have done better with a late opportunity for the Blues, but a draw was a fair result.
Liverpool have failed to win any of their last three Premier League games, while it is the first time they have failed to score in consecutive games in the competition since March 2021 against Fulham and Chelsea.
“When you are in a troublesome interval and a troublesome second within the group, I feel it is vital that you just stick collectively and struggle for these clear sheets and that is the place it begins,” Liverpool’s James Milner told BT Sport.
“It’s not the most effective soccer matches that we’re enjoying however it’s small steps to get the place we all know we will be.”
