Jurgen Klopp made six changes to his Liverpool team to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in an effort to provoke a reaction from his struggling side.
Liverpool were beaten 4-1 by Manchester City on Saturday in the Premier League as Pep Guardiola’s side underlined the gulf between the rivals. The Reds have been way off their usual pace this campaign and are well adrift of the Champions League places.
Klopp opted to make wholesale changes for the midweek match against Chelsea, dropping Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson to the bench. Virgil van Dijk was replaced by Joel Matip due to illness, while Harvey Elliott and Cody Gakpo were also missing from the starting line-up.
