Liverpool take perfect record to Chelsea for biggest test
All eyes will be on Stamford Bridge on Saturday for juicy top-of-table clash of unbeaten Premier League teams
Manchester - Unbeaten Chelsea and Liverpool face off on Saturday at Stamford Bridge in what will be the biggest clash of the Premier League season so far. Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool have won all six league games while Chelsea’s winning streak was ended by a goalless draw at West Ham on Sunday. But Chelsea have the psychological boost of a midweek victory over Liverpool in the League Cup, albeit in a game in which both sides made eight changes. Klopp knows Chelsea winger Eden Hazard, who scored a brilliant solo winner after coming on as a second-half substitute, represents the biggest threat to his team’s perfect start. The Belgian has been one of the few players who enjoyed a successful World Cup to make an impressive start to the season and he believes the League Cup win will boost the Blues. "This result will give us more confidence because we drew with West Ham a few days ago," Hazard said. "But the game on Saturday is more important. We have got to try and beat Liverpool." Liverp...
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