Chelsea have bounced back from last season’s woes under Jose Mourinho, and are now challenging for the league title once more under Antonio Conte. The Blues currently top the Premier League table ahead of Boxing Day.
Conte’s boys are the most in-form team at the moment, but Jurgen Klopp feels good fortune has played a pivotal role in Chelsea’s rise to the top. Speaking ahead of the hectic festive schedule, the German boss insisted that the Stamford Bridge side “have had the most luck” this term.
The Liverpool boss, though, was not referring to Chelsea’s winning streak. Rather, he was discussing his own team’s misfortunes with injuries.
Having lost Coutinho at a crucial point of the season almost derailed the Reds’ title hopes, with Danniel Sturridge struggling for fitness here and there. Chelsea, on the other hand, have gained from Diego Costa and Eden Hazard playing day in, day out.
And Klopp feels that an injury to either the Belgian or Spaniard might have left Chelsea lower in the standings. He said (as per the Daily Mail):
“There is no perfect system in world football, but when they go on like this they are the deserved champions, nobody could have a doubt about this.
“I am pretty sure that until now Chelsea are maybe the team that have had the most luck with injuries. We lost Phil (Coutinho) and Daniel (Sturridge) and Danny Ings in difficult moments when you really could use them.
“If it's Hazard and Costa at Chelsea, is it the same afterwards?”
Liverpool won’t be in action on Boxing Day, as they take on Stoke on Tuesday. Chelsea, on the other hand, will host Bournemouth on Monday.
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