Liverpool earned a point from their opening day meeting against Chelsea (Picture: Getty)
Jurgen Klopp feels that Chelsea have a ‘massive advantage’ over his Liverpool side this season.
Liverpool, along with Arsenal, are considered by many to be Manchester City’s main rivals for the Premier League title this season.
The Reds have made a strong start to the 2023-24 campaign, winning five of their six games in the top flight.
Their only other result was a 1-1 draw at Chelsea on the opening day of the season.
The Blues, meanwhile, have endured a tough spell since that meeting and have won just one of their opening six Premier League matches this term.
Their poor form comes despite their huge summer spending with Chelsea splashing out £434.5m – the most spent by any club during a transfer window in Premier League history.
Despite problems for Chelsea on and off the pitch, Klopp feels that Mauricio Pochettino’s team, along with Tottenham, have a major advantage in the race for the top four this season as they are not playing in any European competitions.
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‘Chelsea and Tottenham have no European football,’ Klopp said on Friday ahead of Liverpool’s match against Spurs on Saturday.
‘Two heavyweights not in European football, they have the whole week to train when others travel. It’s a massive advantage.
‘Getting into the Champions League this year will be a massive, difficult task because they will be well rested.’
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