CHELSEA 1-1 LIVERPOOL: Luis Diaz opened the scoring for a Liverpool side who fielded an attacking line-up, before debutant Axel Dsasi levelled for Chelsea
Chelsea and Liverpool served up a game that did little to quell suggestions that their seasons could be a wild ride in an open match at Stamford Bridge.
The Reds had the better of the opening exchanges, and after Mo Salah had struck the crossbar with a curling effort from the edge of the area, the Egyptian’s superb ball across the box was turned in by a sliding Luis Diaz.
Liverpool could have had more goals, and saw Salah have a strike chalked off by VAR, but their weakness in the centre of midfield was then exposed as Chelsea improved, and Axel Disasi stole in behind a static defence to equalise on his debut.
Both sides then had their chances in the second half, when Liverpool had a good shout for a penalty for a handball against Nicolas Jackson.