Chelsea have advantage over Liverpool in Carabao Cup final and I can prove it

Many people have already crowned Liverpool Carabao Cup champions in their heads. Jurgen Klopp's men go into Wembley's showpiece with Chelsea heavy favourites but Mauricio Pochettino may have a secret weapon.

The Blues have endured a difficult 2023/24 season so far. Disappointing results in games you'd back them to win followed by surprise results and five-star displays have been the story of Chelsea's first campaign under Pochettino.

Last month, Liverpool ran-out comfortable winners against Chelsea at Anfield and were by far the better team. A 4-2 defeat against Wolves followed for Pochettino's side, prompting the latest round of doubts over the Argentine's future.

Since then, impressive displays over Aston Villa and Manchester City have followed. Now, the west Londoners go into Sunday's cup final for the first major domestic trophy of the season with more confidence than ever.

Chelsea haven't beaten Liverpool since March 2021 and lost consecutive cup finals against the Reds in 2022. However, Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson has insisted the Blues will have a clear advantage if they get one thing right.

Three weeks ago, Arsenal overcame Liverpool by nullifying their dangerous threat on the counter-attack by using Jorginho as a peacemaker in midfield. And Merson believes Pochettino can do exactly the same thing.

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«Playing against Man City suited Chelsea in the draw last weekend. You know they are going to leave gaps at the back. You always get a chance against them — if you pick that right pass on the counter, you are going to cause them major problems.

»I don't think that is the case