The Sunday Mail
Chelsea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1) 1
Liverpool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1) 3
LIVERPOOL yesterday piled the pressure on Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho as Jurgen Klopp secured a hugely impressive first Premier League win since taking charge at Anfield.
Mourinho was recently given the backing of Chelsea’s hierarchy after their poor start to the season – but whether their faith remains after this desperate defeat remains to be seen.
Chelsea made the perfect start when Ramires headed them into the lead after only three minutes but Liverpool’s confidence was not dented and Philippe Coutinho equalised spectacularly in first-half stoppage time.
Coutinho put Liverpool ahead with a shot that deflected off John Terry with 16 minutes left before substitute Christian Benteke wrapped up a victory Klopp’s side thoroughly deserved.
Mourinho has made it clear he will not resign – while Chelsea’s board delivered very public backing to their manager in early October.
Since then, however, Chelsea have barely improved and this comprehensive defeat comes on top of the acrimonious loss at West Ham United last weekend and the Capital One Cup exit against Stoke City on penalties in midweek.
And Mourinho, normally so confident and upbeat, carried the air of a beaten man as he stood hands in pockets on the touchline in the closing seconds with defeat assured and Stamford Bridge emptying rapidly.
Mourinho appeared distracted by opposite number Jurgen Klopp’s constant, animated dialogue with fourth official Lee Mason, seeming to question what would happen if he acted in a similar fashion.
As ever, all things rest with owner Roman Abramovich at Chelsea, and while Chelsea’s supporters rallied to their manager’s cause as his name echoed around Stamford Bridge, this was another lame and uninspired performance from a team delivering relegation form rather than looking up the table. —BBC
EPL Results and Fixtures
Chelsea 1- 3 Liverpool
Swansea City 0-3 Arsenal
West Brom 2-3 Leicester City
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man United
Manchester City 2-1 Norwich City
Newcastle United 0-0 Stoke City
Watford 2-0 West Ham
Fixtures
Today
Everton v Sunderland 330pm
Southampton v Bournemouth 6pm
Tomorrow
Tottenham v Aston Villa 10pm
