A mouth-watering clash was much awaited only to end up in a barren draw. The biggest excitement in any football match is goal scoring. Last night's battle is termed by many football fans as one of the boring matches since it was goalless and attack threats were minimal.
The race to finish among the top four teams in the table standing and qualify for UEFA Champions at the end of the season is becoming tougher for both teams. In addition, both teams were not able to pick three points as they had equal strengths at the final whistle.
The Blues are currently in eleventh position with 39 points while the Red are holding eighth position with 43 points only seven points out of the top four bracket.
The results have just been posted days after the firing on Chelsea manager Graham Potter. The English-man had poor performance contrary to the expectation. Despite having a squad depth Potter, was not able to convince Todd Boehly and the Chelsea fans especially losing 2-0 last weekend match against Aston Villa.
The 47-years old, was at the touchline for the Blues for 31 matches, leading them to win 12 matches, losing 11 and 8 matches ending up in a draw. Potter was in service for six month acquiring the position after the firing of Thomas Tuchel. Interim coach Bruno Saltor was at the touchline in yesterday’s match.
The Reds of Anfield, on their side especially being knocked out of UEFA Champions League quarter finals by the Spain giants Real Madrid by an aggregate score of 2-0.
Liverpool have ten matches to prove whether they are worth the top four or not. One of the hard meetings in the Reds fixture will be against the league leaders Arsenal. Chelsea on the other hand will play the Gunners as well in their remaining nine fixtures.