Sadio Mane has given Liverpool the lead over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Heading into this afternoon’s contest, the football was almost a side story, such was the furious reaction to Romelu Lukaku’s comments from the Chelsea fanbase.
Lukaku was left out of the squad as a result, which was a gamble from Thomas Tuchel, and with Chelsea having gone a goal down within 10 minutes, you wonder if it’s one he could live to regret.
Sadio Mane, who perhaps shouldn’t have even been on the pitch after elbowing Cesar Azpilicueta in the face after just six seconds, has given the visitors an early advantage.
Yes, that should be a red card for Sadio Mane for a deliberate elbow to the face of Cesar Azpilicueta pic.twitter.com/m8knFz3rpd
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Trevoh Chalobah attempted to head a ball that was there to be hoofed with his boot and got it all wrong. As a result, he presented Mane with a golden opportunity.
You know the rest, with Mane taking it past Edouard Mendy and finding the back of the net in style. First blood Liverpool…
Sensational Sadio…⚡#LFC open the scoring at Stamford Bridge after a defensive howler from Trevoh Chalobah! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Rws1kkMmtV
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Sadio Mane scores for Liverpool
Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool#CHELIV
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