Pretty much every football fan looks for the same three fixtures first when the list is announced: opening day, Boxing Day and the final day of the season.
For Chelsea, respectively, they are three home matches – against Liverpool, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth. One of those in particular stands out and that is the challenge of Liverpool on the opening weekend of the season.
In the last four meetings between the two clubs – in all competitions – the match has ended goalless. That includes two finals that went to extra-time and two Premier League games. But Mauricio Pochettino has the chance to really make a statement in his first match as Chelsea head coach – and who better to do that against than Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool?
