Liverpool’s new hero emerges in Chelsea thumping as star booed over $222m call: EPL Wrap
Liverpool remain on course to send Jurgen Klopp off as a Premier League winner after Chelsea were thrashed 4-1 at Anfield.
Conor Bradley was the star of the show as the 20-year-old right-back scored and teed up Dominik Szoboszlai for Liverpool’s third after Diogo Jota had opened the scoring.
Christopher Nkunku reduced Chelsea’s arrears, but Luis Diaz rounded off the scoring and an outstanding Liverpool performance.
Indeed, the scoreline flattered the visitors as Darwin Nunez hit the woodwork four times, including from the penalty spot in the first half.
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Victory restores a five-point lead at the top of the table for Klopp’s men over Manchester City, who have a game in hand, and Arsenal.
Klopp had called for the news of his impending departure at the end of the season not to be a distraction and on this evidence it may only provide more inspiration for his side to deliver just a second league title in 34 years.
Once again the injured Mohamed Salah was not missed as Jota and Nunez provided a constant threat, while Bradley’s emergence is blocking Trent Alexander-Arnold’s return to the starting line-up.
Nunez had five shots inside the first 18 minutes as a combination of Djordje Petrovic and the woodwork on two occasions kept the Uruguayan at bay.
Jota was not so forgiving when he carved through the heart of the Chelsea defence to slam home his 13th goal of the season.
Bradley has been a revelation since a knee injury to Alexander-Arnold opened his path to the first team.
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The Northern Irishman produced a finish that Alexander-Arnold would have been proud of as he burst down the right and fired low and hard into
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