‘Anfield can be a humbling place’ – Gary Neville makes Liverpool v Chelsea prediction

Gary Neville has revealed his prediction for the mouth-watering Premier League clash betwixt Liverpool and Chelsea astatine Anfield.

Early Premier League leaders Liverpool play big to high-flying Chelsea connected Sunday day successful the standout fixture of the weekend.

Liverpool person made a superb commencement to beingness aft Jurgen Klopp, winning six of their archetypal 7 league games nether the German’s replacement, Arne Slot.

The lone crushed to uncertainty Liverpool’s rubric credentials is the opponents they person faced during a favourable tally of fixtures which has seen them bushed Ipswich Town, Brentford, Manchester United, Bournemouth, West Ham and Wolves.

But Liverpool’s signifier has nevertheless been impressive, their lone blip coming successful mid-September erstwhile they suffered a daze decision astatine location to Nottingham Forest.

Liverpool beryllium 1 constituent up of Manchester City and Arsenal and 4 supra of Chelsea up of this weekend’s circular of fixtures, with Enzo Maresca’s Blues having the accidental to adjacent that spread astatine Anfield connected Sunday.

Chelsea were expected to person immoderate teething issues nether ex-Leicester City brag Maresca but person enjoyed a six-game unbeaten tally since their opening-day decision to Man City.

The Blues person successful information been 1 of the astir breathtaking and dynamic teams successful the Premier League, putting six past Wolves successful August and 4 past Brighton past month.

Despite Chelsea’s awesome form, Neville believes the westbound London broadside are acceptable for a pugnacious day astatine Anfield and believes Liverpool volition beryllium excessively beardown for the Blues.

Revealing his prediction connected The Overlap, Neville said: ‘I deliberation Liverpool bushed them. I deliberation Chelsea, they’re a spot younger… I deliberation Liverpool triumph 3-1.

‘I deliberation it volition beryllium a large ambiance that day, I deliberation Chelsea volition just… Liverpool tin beryllium a humbling place. It’s the archetypal clip this Chelsea squad are going there.’

Premier League fable and ex-England striker Alan Shearer has besides delivered his verdict connected Sunday’s clash astatine Anfield.

‘Chelsea volition beryllium blessed to locomotion distant from Anfield with a point, contempt the wounded to Alisson,’ Shearer told Betfair.

‘I cognize they dropped points successful their past location crippled vs Forest, but I would ideate Enzo Maresca would drawback your hands disconnected for a constituent here.

‘The cardinal conflict volition beryllium successful midfield, wherever I deliberation Liverpool person been strong. Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis MacAllister person been superb, alongside Dominik Szoboszlai.

‘The planetary interruption ever makes it a small spot tougher to call, arsenic you hold to spot however players are erstwhile the instrumentality to their clubs, whether they’re acceptable oregon not to commencement the game.

‘If everyone is acceptable and everyone plays, that midfield conflict volition beryllium key, and I think Liverpool volition travel retired connected top.’

Liverpool thumped Chelsea 4-1 successful this fixture past season. The lucifer astatine Stamford Bridge finished 1-1.

Anfield brag Slot could beryllium without Alexis Mac Allister, Waturo Endo and Kostas Tsimikas, portion Chelsea are without the suspended Wesley Fofana and Marc Cucurella.

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