Chelsea and Liverpool needed to accept a 1-1 draw to start out their Premier League season on Sunday. After per week of battling to land the signing of Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo for a Premier League file switch payment, each Chelsea and Liverpool’s want for the Ecuadorian was uncovered in an explosive encounter. Liverpool’s brilliant begin was rewarded when Luis Diaz prodded dwelling the opening objective, however debutant Axel Disasi earned Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino some extent on his first recreation in cost.

The American executives of each golf equipment had been in attendance at Stamford Bridge forward of an intense few days of negotiations after Liverpool had a 110 million supply accepted for Caicedo, just for the participant to stay eager on a transfer to Chelsea as an alternative.

After his defensive midfield choices had been gutted by the departures of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho to Saudi Arabia, Jurgen Klopp named an offensive entrance six with new signings Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai alongside Cody Gakpo in midfield.

Liverpool settled the higher and Mohamed Salah was inches away from opening the scoring when he rattled the crossbar on 12 minutes.

Salah was concerned when the Reds did take the lead six minutes later with a superb cross that Diaz prodded dwelling on the again put up.

The Egyptian’s file of scoring on the opening weekend yearly of his Liverpool profession got here to an finish, however solely resulting from a VAR evaluate that dominated out a slick end that may have made it 2-0.

However, the momentum of the sport swung after Disasi bundled dwelling Chelsea’s equaliser.

Seconds later Ben Chilwell thought he had turned the sport on its head, just for VAR to this time experience to Liverpool’s rescue for offside.

Chances continued to return and go at each ends, however a seventh consecutive conflict between the edges led to a draw.

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