Chelsea midfielder, N’Golo Kante, has predicted Thomas Tuchel’s side to get a good result against Liverpool when both teams clash in the Premier League on Thursday night.
Kante believes Chelsea can beat Liverpool at Anfield, adding that the match is important for the Blues.
Chelsea head to the game following a goalless draw with Manchester United last Sunday, while Jurgen Klopp’s side defeated Sheffield United 2-0.
“It is an important game for us, we are very close in the league. We go there for a win,” Kante told Sky Sports News.
“We know that it is not going to be easy, but we go with hope, and I am sure that we can get a good result from Anfield.
“Man Utd, Leicester and West Ham are ahead of us, but we still have many games to play, and if we’re doing well, then we have the ability to get this position.
“We need to fight for it, to prepare for it, and to do everything we can to get in this top four.”
Chelsea are presently in the fifth position on the log with a point ahead of sixth place, Liverpool.
Speaking In an interview, Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has provided the latest update on Alisson Becker, Fabinho and Diogo Jota, ahead of his side’s Premier League clash with Chelsea on Thursday night.
Becker didn’t feature in Liverpool’s win against Sheffield United last Sunday on compassionate grounds.
Fabinho has missed Liverpool’s last four outings due to a muscle issue, while Jota has not played for the Reds since December 9 due to a knee injury.
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Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Wednesday, Klopp said: “Ali [Becker] trained now the full week and, yes, we should expect that he is able to return.
“Fab has now five or six sessions in his legs, and we have to make a decision how we deal with that, but he looks good and is ready for the squad for sure.
“Diogo had this little stomach problem, and he trained yesterday only a little bit; he was only out there for the warming-up and the rondos and then had a little run.
“I got the message this morning that he feels better again, so we will see what we can do with that.
“As I said before, he looked exceptionally well, but unfortunately, he got ill overnight, so now we have to see how big the steps are he can make towards the team again.”
Reacting, Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, has insisted that he and Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, are “not half as close as everybody thinks”.
Tuchel and Klopp have often been compared, having both managed Mainz and Dortmund before leaving the Bundesliga for Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool, respectively.
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The Blues boss won two Ligue 1 titles during his time at PSG, while Klopp secured Champions League and Premier League with Liverpool.
The German coaches will face each other when Liverpool hosts Chelsea on Thursday night in the Premier League at Anfield.
“It’s nice to be compared because [Klopp] he’s one of the best coaches in Europe,” Tuchel told Sky Sports News.
“On the one hand, it is nice because it tells you you have reached a certain level, and then at some point, it is not nice because it does not tell the truth.
“I like him a lot, and I am full of respect, and we have good times when we meet in coaches’ meetings, there is no doubt about it, but we are not half as close as everybody thinks.
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“And we also do not have the years in clubs where we are in exchange, or where I can really learn from him, from his coaching methods, because I was never there when he was there.
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