Mauricio Pochettino took charge of his first game at Chelsea on Sunday (Picture: AP)
Mauricio Pochettino’s first match as Chelsea head coach ended with a point as his side played out an entertaining 1-1 draw against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
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Chelsea and Liverpool draw as Mauricio Pochettino era gets up and running
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino, left, greets Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk after the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Mauricio Pochettino took charge of his first game at Chelsea on Sunday (Picture: AP)
Mauricio Pochettino’s first match as Chelsea head coach ended with a point as his side played out an entertaining 1-1 draw against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Luis Diaz handed Jurgen Klopp’s side the lead following a wonderful assist from Mohamed Salah before new Chelsea defender Axel Disasi scored on his debut to level things up.
Salah and Ben Chiwell both saw goals ruled out by VAR in what was an enthralling, end-to-end battle and Enzo Fernandez particularly impressed with his midfield play.
But despite dominating the second half, Chelsea were unable to find the winner as Liverpool avoided defeat in west London.
Salah got himself involved in the opening goal of the match, though, producing a superb assist with a sublime pass across the face of goal finding Diaz to slot home after 18 minutes and the Egyptian almost doubled the lead on the half-hour mark but he was ruled narrowly offside by VAR.