What a great game, superb quality and highly entertaining. And for the second time in a week I'm wondering how they've managed to get anything from the game against us. Their goal came out of nothing, a rapid break in which Hazard manoeuvred into the space Trent left, though the culpability might lie more with Milner for not making sure to follow Hazard's run - not that he would've necessarily caught up with the little Belgian. Once he's in the box, he lined up a perfect finish. A player of world class standard in great form is hard to stop.
But over the whole 90 we really didn't give much away. And we created enough to score two. Little moments remain frustrating. Mane trying some mental overhead kick when if he's aware, he can control the ball and lay it off to Robertson, racing in from the left wing. Composure is missing from the front three where it wasn't last season and sometimes you feel the individual is coming before the team. This is entirely natural of strikers, of course, though I refer to Salah and Mane as Firmino is the ultimate team player. Nevertheless, at times it's frustrating. Salah looked really lively playing at a high tempo with sharp movements and holding the ball up well. He was unlucky not to score and even unluckier to be subbed for Shaqiri, who missed a wonderful chance that I couldn't help but feel would've been a moment for Salah that he'd been working towards all game and he was sat on his arse watching Shaq slice it wide. A real shame and for me disappointing that Klopp lost faith in Salah.
Despite their being much clearer chances, the goal that got us a point that was the least we merited came from an extraordinary moment of sheer impertinence from Sturridge - at the home ground of his old club, off the bench and in a position from which you're usually looking to chip a ball into the box. He looked up, lined up his shot and with just the right amount of pace and dip scored laser guided it into the top corner. An amazing goal from a man reborn. Chelsea will feel aggrieved it took that to level the game but it should've taken much less.
They are an excellent side, by the way, and Sarri a heck of a coach. But it's twice we've played them and twice I'm bemused at how we've scored only once. Next time, maybe, we'll get two or three. Or at least stop them scoring. They look like title contenders but we look like title winners.
