There was no chance of Jürgen Klopp relaxing, even when the Liverpool were closing in on a polished victory over one of the sides hoping to reel them in this season. No technical area could hold the manager of the Premier League champions. Every time Klopp saw complacency setting in, he marched down the touchline to bellow at his players, who could have been forgiven for checking the scoreboard just to make sure that they were still ahead.
But perhaps this demand for perfection is what it will take for Liverpool to keep the chasing pack at bay. Maybe Klopp wanted to kill the idea that his red machine is in need of some servicing. Either way, there does not appear to be anything wrong with Liverpool, who were hungry and intense as they swatted Chelsea aside, giving Frank Lampard’s side a nasty reality check two games into the new campaign.
