FA Cup: Antonio Conte readies Chelsea for sterner Liverpool test

Antonio Conte praised the depth of his Chelsea squad after they eased into the last 16 of the FA Cup with a 4-0 win over Brentford as he told the Premier League leaders to prepare for tougher challenges ahead

Antonio Conte 

London: Antonio Conte praised the depth of his Chelsea squad after they eased into the last 16 of the FA Cup with a 4-0 win over Brentford as he told the Premier League leaders to prepare for tougher challenges ahead.

Branislav Ivanovic scored one goal after Chelsea went 2-0 up thanks to first-half efforts from Willian and Pedro. Michy Batshuayi completed the rout with a penalty nine minutes from time.

Conte rang the changes ahead of their match at Liverpool and Conte said: “To win at Liverpool is never easy and we lost the game against them here. It will be a tough game but after that it will be 15 games to the finish line and you want to continue going this way to keep them in the distance,” he added of a Liverpool side who are 10 points behind Chelsea. “They can fight to the end,” Conte insisted.

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