Mané Brace Sees Liverpool Burn The Bridge
A brace from Sadio Mané saw Liverpool continue their winning start to their title defence with a 2-0 win over 10 man Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
The Reds, who handed a debut to Thiago off the bench, were comfortable throughout -- despite conceding a penalty which Alisson saved -- and Andreas Christensen's red card, for an utterly stupid foul on Mané, paved their path to a win.
From the get-go it was clear that the hosts game plan was to …
Player Ratings as Liverpool Dispatch Chelsea
Liverpool move onto 6 points from the first 2 games of the 2020/21 Premier League season with a 2-0 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. A red card late in the first half made it a simple victory for the Reds but, in truth, we’d have gone on to win comfortably either way.
GOALKEEPER:
Alisson - 8
Saved a 74th minute Jorginho penalty and made a couple of smart stops, as well.
DEFENCE:
Trent Alexander-Arnold - 7
Had very little …