Coming on the back of 3-0
drubbing by Watford, Liverpool were miserable against Chelsea.
Chelsea have dumped
Liverpool out of the FA Cup after winning 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday to
reach the quarter-finals.
Liverpool made seven
changes to the side that lost surprisingly at Watford on Saturday – the first
reverse of their league campaign after a run of 18 successive victories left
them on the brink of a first title for 30 years.
Chelsea, however, still had
to overcome a Liverpool team containing the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Sadio
Mane, Andy Robertson and Joe Gomez in a hard-fought fifth-round tie.
Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian
gifted Willian Chelsea’s opener after 13 minutes when he hopelessly fumbled his
20-yard shot, but the European champions had chances of their own only to see
recalled keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga present a formidable barrier with a string of
saves.
The game was effectively
settled after 64 minutes when former Everton midfielder Ross Barkley surged
from inside his own half on a solo run before beating Adrian with an emphatic
strike, BBC reports.
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard
will now have Wembley in his sights while Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp
will return to task of completing the formalities of the title win and
overcoming a 1-0 deficit from the Champions League last 16 first leg against
Atletico Madrid.
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