And Chelsea are unlikely to play a longer 45 minutes this season than the second half at Anfield. A goalless draw played out across 45 minutes plus additional time with a man short against one of the most unrelentingly energetic attacking sides in Europe. Edouard Mendy and Chelsea managed to hold off Liverpool when they went down to 10 menLiverpool do not stop running. 'This is maybe the toughest question you can be asked in world football, at Liverpool, a man down for 45 minutes, defending with the Kop on your back. When you are a man down at 1-1 after 45 minutes in that atmosphere, it is very hard not to concede.

Source: Daily Mail August 29, 2021 21:33 UTC