Liverpool 1 Chelsea 1: Willian climbs off the bench to rescue Blues after Mo Salah struck to haunt former club [WATCH]

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WILLIAN rescued Chelsea with a late goal in a game where players chose the time to remind the world of their talents. The Brazilian, who has been in and out of Antonio Conte's team this season, netted a beauty five minutes from time.

It was always going to be him wasn't it, Mo Salah scored against his old club Chelsea today

Mo Salah didn't celebrate the goal against his old club, it could have been to remember those killed in the Egypt Terror attack in the week

Chelsea players were left stunned by the opening goal, but it was poor defending all round

That cancelled out Mo Salah's 65th-minute striker against his former club - crazy to think that he was barely given a sniff of action during his time at Stamford Bridge. Willian's goal was only the second Liverpool had conceded at Anfield in the league this season and stemmed a run of three successive league wins for the home side. Chelsea remain third, three points clear of Liverpool, whose frustration was exacerbated by the knowledge fourth-place Tottenham Hotspur had earlier dropped points against West Brom. Chelsea were left three points below second-place Manchester United and could now find themselves 11 points behind Manchester City if the leaders win at Huddersfield Town on Sunday.

The team sheets were almost as notable for who was on the bench as for who was in the two starting XIs, with Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Cesc Fabregas, Pedro and Willian all kicking their heels in the dug-outs. Klopp used his programme notes to urge his side not to forget how well they had played in the first half against Sevilla, but for all their early possession here, it was Chelsea who possessed the keener edge. Eden Hazard, playing off the recalled Alvaro Morata, was central to everything the visitors did, repeatedly dropping deep to baffle Liverpool's midfielders with devastating feints and turns. He was the first player to threaten, gathering a pass from Danny Drinkwater and cutting in from the left before dispatching a low shot that Belgium team-mate Mignolet had to turn behind.#


Source: The Sun