CAM: Cesc Fabregas – 7
A week off after the Blues title win looked to have cured Fabregas of his 2015 malaise, the Spaniard pulling off a host of ambitious passes and few shots at goal.
But was lucky to avoid a straight red card in the first half for a tackle on Raheem Sterling, that the ref seemingly bottled and gave a yellow for.
And he should have got a second caution and given his marching orders after just 19 minutes for a cynical pullback. His lucky day it seems.
LAM: Eden Hazard – 6
Not his usual enigmatic self but that didn’t stop him performing a number of skills that had Liverpool defenders chasing shadows.
ST: Loic Remy – 5
Did hardly anything against the side he was on the verge of signing last summer except run around a bit – perhaps the perfect metaphor for his season with the Blues whilst behind Diego Costa in the firing line.
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