#3 N’Golo Kante and Jordan Henderson boss the midfield for their respective sides
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Kante snapped into tackles, breaking down Liverpool’s attacks every time a move was made through midfield. The Frenchman was everywhere on the pitch - winning second balls, using his body to shield it and transitioning a defensive move to attack with much swag and ease.
While Liverpool kept control of the ball for sustained periods – even during the last few minutes, it was this man who ensured they never got too far. His interceptions came at the most perfect of times and his pace and skill helped Chelsea launch counterattacks.
Jordan Henderson was arguably Liverpool’s man-of-the-match, narrowly edging goal-scorer Gini Wijnaldum to the honour. The Reds’ skipper kept things simple and led from the front, sprayed passes, kept the midfield ticking and certainly stood as a guard in front of his defence.
He covered James Milner as well as his centre-backs (both of whom were shoddy) in excellent fashion and his last-ditch tackle to prevent Pedro from scoring a goal minutes from the end was splendid. It was also his cross-field pass into the final third which eventually led to Liverpool’s equaliser.
