Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool: 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis | Premier League 2019-20 

#2 Liverpool nearly succumb to Chelsea pressure as Kante halves the deficit

N'Golo Kante marked his return with a scintillating goal

Chelsea clearly started the second half with far more conviction and most significantly, a direct approach. Lampard and co. committed more bodies in the press, sometimes even throwing on eight players in the attacking third.

Liverpool meanwhile, let their foot off the pedal in what should have been a comfortable rearguard approach. Jurgen Klopp pointed out the same too, urging his front three to work harder off the ball and maintain a robust first line of defense.

The likes of Azpilicueta and Alonso marauded forward a little more as a result, much higher in terms of their heat maps during the second phase of the game. Chelsea whipped in almost twice as many crosses as they did in the first half.

In contrast to Liverpool's five, Chelsea launched 10 efforts on goal. Indeed, the second of the 10 shots on target resulted in a goal.

Kante drove forward with the ball, turned and beat a couple of challenges before drilling a sublime strike into the top corner.

Chelsea definitely deserved the first goal and perhaps, another for their inspirational second half display.

As for Liverpool, they nearly succumbed to the Blues' wave of attacks, an aspect embodied by the way they conceded, where no one lunged into a tackle or got close to Kante.