We showed resilience in draw with Liverpool: Chelsea boss

Thomas Tuchel

Thomas Tuchel believes Chelsea showed the resilience that can make them EPL champions in frustrating Liverpool for 45 minutes with a man down in a 1-1 draw at Anfield on Saturday.

Kai Havertz's looping header put the visitors in front before Reece James was sent-off in first-half stoppage time for handball on his own goal line and Mohamed Salah converted the resulting penalty.

But Jurgen Klopp's men failed to make their man advantage count in the second-half as the European champions showed resilience to dig out a precious point that strengthened their title credentials. "We showed great resilience and deserved the point," said Tuchel.

"I cannot praise the team enough I do not know if there is a harder stadium than at [Manchester] City or Anfield to go one man down. Suddenly the world was upside down, I can't praise the team's resilience enough. It felt like it would never end. I was hoping we would survive and take a well-deserved point," he added.

The two sides and Manchester United, with Cristiano Ronaldo back at Old Trafford, are expected to pose Manchester City a much tougher challenge to retain the EPL this season.

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