Liverpool and Chelsea are two of the teams set to be in the title race this season and so far nothing has been able to separate them.
Thomas Tuchel's side came to Anfield hoping to make a statement of intent and that they did, despite not walking away with all three points.
Kai Havertz's opening goal was cancelled out on the brink of half-time as Mohamed Salah calmy slotted the ball past Edouard Mendy from the penalty spot.
Reece James' red card and the visitors going down to 10 men gave the Reds every opportunity to push on and win the game, but Chelsea's resilient defending meant the points were shared.
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Here's a round-up of what the national media made of Liverpool's draw against Chelsea as both sides dropped points for the first time this season.
Jürgen Klopp predicted that this showdown would be a real barometer of his team’s ambitions this season
Ed Aarons, The Guardian
What will be hugely frustrating for Klopp is that his side then failed to break down a stubborn defence in the second half despite playing against 10 men, with Chelsea showing once more that they have plenty of stomach for a fight under their German manager that should serve them well for what lies ahead in this campaign.
For the opening 20 minutes, it seemed inevitable that Liverpool would find a breakthrough as Trent Alexander-Arnold weaved his magic from right-back. Instead, it was Havertz who stole the show in the 21st minute for Chelsea with a beautifully cushioned header from a James corner that always seemed destined for the net despite Alisson’s delayed reaction.
The pattern for the second half was set early on as Chelsea retreated into their defensive shape and challenged Liverpool to break them down, with Diogo Jota seeing his header from Salah’s sumptuous cross with the outside of his boot sail over.
Yet despite dominating possession in the dying stages, a tame shot by Salah with his right foot that dribbled towards Mendy’s goal with five minutes remaining summed up a frustrating day for Jurgen Klopp. But he will know it could have been much worse.
When they next meet, Chelsea and Liverpool will still be contenders
Chris Bascombe, The Telegraph
What was that about Liverpool versus Chelsea not being as feisty as it used to be?
At times during this breathless, volatile encounter, all that was missing was the sight of Jose Mourinho and Rafa Benitez exchanging touchline barbs.
Chelsea took most satisfaction for securing a point in the most demanding of circumstances, their 10 men resisting Liverpool’s second half surge.
The only regret for Tuchel is that for 23 minutes Chelsea looked like they had Liverpool where they wanted them, ahead thanks to Havertz’s header, and briefly showcasing their ability as one of Europe’s finest counter-attacking units.
Ultimately, Tuchel’s second half blueprint worked, with Liverpool running out of ideas and Chelsea celebrating the point as if it was the meaningful statement they had come to Merseyside to make.
When they next meet, Chelsea and Liverpool will still be contenders. And on this evidence, Tuchel versus Klopp is destined to be a defining Premier League rivalry.
Liverpool will regret failing to take advantage of Chelsea being reduced to 10-men
Miguel Delaney, The Independent
Liverpool will regret failing to take advantage of Chelsea being reduced to 10-men just before half-time and Chelsea will regret squandering the position of superiority they held after Havertz's opener, as well as more than a few moments in that period of mayhem that led to James' red card and Salah's equalising penalty.
The rest of us saw a pulsating and extremely high-quality end-to-end contest turn into a one-way attack versus defence, that just led to a stalemate.
And yet it is testament to Tuchel’s acumen that he so successfully reshuffled Chelsea at half-time that they actually gave up fewer chances and still looked as threatening as Liverpool.
Chelsea used the sense of injustice to dig in and claim a draw. Whether it would have been so much more is open to debate. It certainly denied the game being much more.
In Harvey Elliott Jurgen Klopp may have a prodigy on his hands
Jonathan Northcroft, The Sunday Times
Goals may please the casual consumer of football but the true connoisseur feasts on intensity, and this match did not need a spectacular scoreline to grab your throat, stir your guts and sear itself into the memory.
There was the pace and skill of Liverpool and the sheer intelligence and resilience of Chelsea. There was the sense of two teams and managers of extreme quality holding absolutely nothing back.
Liverpool, so good on the right through Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold, and so shrewd in the middle with Fabinho, looked close to their 2019-20 form in spells, although they should have created more clear chances, given the 23 shots and all the pressure they had.
In Harvey Elliott, only 18, Klopp may have a prodigy on his hands.
Liverpool, for all their tweaks and changes, eventually ran out of ideas
Dominic King, Mail on Sunday
When Salah cancelled out Havertz’s opening goal, thrashing in a penalty after James had been sent-off for handball, the stage seemed set for Liverpool to make an early statement in what is shaping up to be a fascinating title race.
They tried everything to do just that but, during the second 45 minutes, they continually came up short because Chelsea had decamped and would not be budged.
This was a proper match contested by two outstanding teams. Liverpool might be fourth favourites for the title but those doubting the quality of Klopp’s group only needed to look at the way they hounded Chelsea at every possible opportunity, hemming them back on their 18-yard line.
Liverpool, for all their tweaks and changes, eventually ran out of ideas. A point a piece, then, but some draws are more equal than others. That’s why Tuchel was smiling.
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