The Sunday Post (Inverness)

HOW THEY PLAYED

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CHELSEA EDOUARD MENDY

Pulled off a fine penalty save from Sadio Mane: 8

MARCOS ALONSO

Had a fine game, unlucky when his free-kick hit the bar: 8

TREVOH CHALOBA

Proved himself a vital cog in Chelsea’s central defence: 8

THIAGO SILVA

Class and calmness, as always, oozed from the Brazil star: 8

TONI RUDIGER

A bruising, committed showing: 7

REECE JAMES

The incisive wing-back was potent in defence and attack: 8

JORGINHO

Kept Chelsea ticking on the ball: 7 MATEO KOVACIC

Battled through the pain of ankle ligament trouble: 7

MASON MOUNT

A tireless roaming showing from the England forward: 8

ROMELU LUKAKU

Industriou­s in offering the Blues a genuine focal point: 7

CHRISTIAN PULISIC

Spurned too many chances: 6

SUBSTITUTE­S:

N’golo Kante (Kovacic, 66mins): 6 Hakim Ziyech (Lukaku, 85): 6 Cesar Azpilicuet­a (Chalobah, 105): 7 Ruben Loftus-cheek: 6 Ross Barkley (Loftus-cheek, 119): 7

LIVERPOOL ALISSON BECKER

The Brazil stopper proved the shootout hero for the Reds:8

TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD

Another fine performanc­e from the England star: 8

IBRAHIMA KONATE

Held firm when required alongside Van Dijk at the back: 7

VIRGIL VAN DIJK

Never ruffled, a solid game: 7

ANDY ROBERTSON

Unlucky not to find the net: 7 JORDAN HENDERSON Typified Liverpool’s hard work: 7

THIAGO

Kept the rhythm in a Liverpool side comfortabl­e on the ball: 7

NABY KEITA

Ensured the Reds kept squeezing Chelsea in the centre of the pitch: 7

LUIS DIAZ

Terrorised the Blues early on: 7 MOHAMED SALAH

A constant threat: 7

SADIO MANE

A quiet outing by his standards, also missed in the shoot-out: 6

SUBSTITUTE­S:

Diogo Jota (Salah, 33): 6 James Milner (Keita, 74): 6 Joel Matip (Van Dijk, 90): 7 Roberto Firmino (Diaz, 98): 6 Kostas Tsimikas Robertson, 111): 7

 ?? ?? Pool’s hero keeper Alisson Becker
Pool’s hero keeper Alisson Becker

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