Chelsea deserved to beat Liverpool and draw 'not fair', says Mauricio Pochettino

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino with Liverpool's Darwin Nunez after the teams' 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge in August 2023.
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Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino says his side's 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Sunday was 'not fair' and believes the Blues deserved all three points.

Luis Diaz gave Liverpool the lead after 18 minutes and Axel Disasi levelled on his debut later in the half.

Both teams had an effort ruled out by VAR as well in an entertaining encounter: Liverpool at 1-0 up in the first half and Chelsea later in the opening period with the scores level.

After picking up a hard-earned point in his first competitive fixture at Chelsea, Pochettino told Match of the Day: "I don't believe it is [fair]. I think we deserved a little bit more overall.

"We feel pleased, but at the same time disappointed because we wanted to win and we deserved to win, but it is only the beginning."

Chelsea are away to West Ham in a London derby next Sunday, before a home game against Luton five days later.

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Ben Hayward
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Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.