2022-2023 PL: Liverpool vs. Chelsea

(The Guardian) With Chelsea set to travel to Anfield on Saturday in the battle of the season’s big underachievers, Graham Potter has been asked about their seemingly endless transfer splurge. It will come to an end after all, apparently. “I don’t think there’ll be too many [more new arrivals] to be honest,” he said. “I’ve no complaints about the squad. January is very complex. You might want A, B and C but they are not available in terms of positional need.

“You are always looking to strengthen your squad and we have done that. When players come back we have an exciting squad of players. You’ve got to analyse the squad and analyse where it’s at. Sometimes it is adding and sometimes it’s moving out players. That is on a case-by-case basis and we’ll look at that as and when.”

(The Guardian) Asked about Potter’s early struggles at Chelsea and how he dealt with the pressure when he arrived at Liverpool, Klopp was in a self-effacing mood. “I was blessed then because I didn’t speak much English, I didn’t understand what was said!” he laughed. “I tried to get used to it. If the owners aren’t happy they’ll tell you, so I didn’t worry too much. I just kept working. I know Graham will do that. To work for a big club is a massive task. You ignore the size in the best way possible. There is no advice I can give and he doesn’t need it, he’s a fantastic coach.”

(BBC Sport) Liverpool and Chelsea laid their respective Premier League struggles bare for all to see in a bitterly disappointing stalemate at Anfield.

The two giants, who have been in constant pursuit of major prizes in recent seasons, are currently locked well outside the top four - and how it showed in a dismal game almost devoid of entertainment and quality.

Chelsea had an early Kai Havertz strike ruled out for offside by VAR and there was also a lively debut as a second-half substitute for £89m new boy Mykhailo Mudryk, while Liverpool keeper Alisson saved well from another new Chelsea signing, defender Benoit Badiashile.

Liverpool's own £45m recruit Cody Gakpo was quiet - he did force one save from Kepa, but otherwise there was little to warm a capacity crowd at a freezing Anfield.