Chelsea 1-1 Liverpool: 5 things we learned

#3 Liverpool now have real bench strength

Sturridge scored a worldie

In the past few years, Jurgen Klopp has built a really impressive squad at Liverpool. Staying ambitious and persistent in the transfer market has paid off for the German, as he got hold on a lot of his targets. The side looks completely different now than what it was when Klopp arrived at Anfield.

The likes of Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker were all brought in to inflict change at the club. So far, it has been working. But there always was one problem. Bench strength.

While Liverpool had a pretty strong starting eleven of players, the bench was often left with fringe players who would hardly get a look in. The depth of the squad was severely tested, as a bunch of injuries almost left the Reds short during their run to the Champions League final last season.

A weak bench really cost Liverpool dearly in the final against Real Madrid, as Salah went off injured in the first half. Funnily, it was a substitute, Gareth Bale, who won the final for Madrid.

Klopp has rectified that in pre-season as he signed Xherdan Shaqiri from relegated Stoke City and gave Daniel Sturridge another opportunity after the Englishman had impressed. This has proved to make the difference for the Reds. T

he additions of Naby Keita and Fabinho have also given the manager multiple options to choose from. It is always a good thing when you have options. Sturridge would score an absolutely world-class goal to equalise for Liverpool against Chelsea, proving just how worthy of a player he is. This could be the difference between the progress of last season and the possibly the success of this.