Five things we learned from Stamford Bridge

If Trent Alexander-Arnold starts regularly adding goals to his game, he will be a truly formidable opponent. His crossing ability is well-known by now, but he is equally adept at picking out a corner of the net with ease too. And at 20, there should still be far more to come from Alexander-Arnold. That is a daunting prospect for the rest of the division. questionable, but Liverpool, as the statistics show, are difficult to stop from dead ball situations.

Only Norwich and bottom of the League Watford have conceded more goals in the Premier League than Chelsea this season. That is hugely concerning for a team with aspirations of a top four finish. Frank Lampard’s side have now let in 13 goals, and the manager does not appear to have an obvious solution to their defensive woes. Goal scoring has not been a problem for the Blues, but they will need to stem the flow at the other end, and soon, if they are to challenge at the top of the Premier League. start to the season for Tammy Abraham, making the step up from the Championship to the Premier League. He has scored seven goals already, including a ruthless, clinical hattrick away at Wolves. And it would be easy to get carried away with such a start. It must be remembered that he is just 21-years-old, still inexperienced at this level and still in the process of improving his game. He will have off days, and this was one of them. Abraham still has plenty of room to improve, then, but he should take heart from this performance.

Chelsea were much improved in the second half, competing throughout and restricting Liverpool to relatively few chances. But it remains clear that there is a significant gap in quality between the newly established top two – Manchester City and Liverpool – and the rest. The top two, six games in, are already breaking away from the pack. – The Independent