Wayne Rooney has been discussing Chelsea and Marc Cucurella following their 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.
Rooney was impressed with Cucurella, who played in a more attacking role on the left following injuries to Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho.
However, Cucurella’s standout performance for Chelsea was not the only thing that the Manchester United and England legend noticed.
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Wayne Rooney claims Chelsea made Liverpool crowd ‘edgy’
Rooney felt that Liverpool supporters were quite agitated as they watched their team struggle against an out-of-form Chelsea side. According to the 40-year-old, it is quite rare to see Liverpool fans like that.
On the game, Rooney said via BBC Sport: “I thought Liverpool actually started quite well, got the goal, and then from there Chelsea were the better team. They caused Liverpool big problems, especially Cucurella running behind.
“The crowd were obviously a bit edgy, which you very rarely get from Liverpool fans. You never like to see that, but it comes from not having the season they hoped for, and after spending a lot of money.”
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Of late, Chelsea supporters have been the ones sharing their discontent from the stands, but they would have been satisfied after the full-time whistle on Saturday.
The Blues came from behind to earn a point against their Premier League rivals and ended their run of six straight defeats in the English top flight.
The team put in a good performance and could have won the game had Cole Palmer’s goal not been disallowed.
Levi Colwill was excellent after making his first start since returning from an ACL injury, giving Chelsea fans another reason to be happy.
Chelsea’s stats vs Liverpool
Liverpool fans had every right to be frustrated with their team and manager. A Chelsea side who had not won in six Premier League games rocked up to Anfield and managed to dominate large parts of the match.
As per Sofascore, Chelsea saw more of the ball, with their ball possession being 52%. They managed six shots, which was only two fewer than the home side, and had 22 touches in the opposition box. Again, that was two fewer than Liverpool.
Ultimately, Chelsea probably deserved to win the match. But having been on a run of six straight league defeats, no one will be complaining about walking away from Anfield with a point.
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