With the game appearing to be heading for penalties, a header from Reds captain Virgil van Dijk enabled Jurgen Klopp's youngsters to triumph over an expensively-assembled Blues team. Now, the previous words of club legend Mikel could well be ringing true for Chelsea owner Todd Boehly. So now we have to win games, play better, improve and try to compete," Mikel later asserted in a warning to Boehly. Despite issuing some harsh home truths to the powers-that-be at the West London club, Mikel remained optimistic that the club's fortunes will be reversed eventually. He added: "We've bought a lot of good players and they need time to improve, and get better as a team.

Source: Express March 02, 2024 09:47 UTC