It's one thing to score a goal against your old club, but to score two in one week and one of them being a last-minute screamer - now that's pretty special. And that's exactly what Daniel Sturridge did against Chelsea on Saturday as he came off the bench in the 86th minute, with Liverpool losing 1-0, and rescued a point. Sturridge also scored an overhead kick against the Blues in midweek but his strike at Stamford Bridge was on another level. From 25 yards out, the Englishman curled an inch-perfect shot into the top-right corner to give Kepa Arrizabalaga absolutely no chance. Jurgen Klopp needed his second-choice striker to make an impact from the bench to maintain Liverpool's unbeaten record and boy did he. "It was just trying to get into that position, to get on the ball and players like Shaqiri always play it forward as much as possible," said Sturridge afterwards. "I just tried to create myself as much time as possible. I saw [N'Golo] Kante coming and took one touch and didn't think about it too much and just took the shot on. It felt great. STURRIDGE SAVES THE DAY "Obviously I've played for this club (Chelsea) and got a lot of respect for the players, staff and everything, so I didn't want to celebrate today. But it's a great feeling to help get a result." Sturridge's goal sent his teammates and the Liverpool bench wild as Klopp ran over to Mohamed Salah and gave the Egyptian a hug. It was a deserved point for the Reds and Alisson's celebration down the other end of the pitch summed up how relieved the players were. A photo is being shared by Liverpool fans of Sturridge after his goal because Alisson can be seen in the background on his knees and pointing up to the sky. Now that's passion. Alisson was phenomenal for Liverpool and one teammate he's really impressed since joining in the summer is Sturridge. "Top drawer," said the striker when asked about Alisson's performance. "He had a great game. He was unfortunate not to get a clean sheet but he's a world-class goalkeeper. "We've got some good young goalkeepers at the club too but he's showing his qualities and it was just important to keep going. Our defence have been really good also." News Now - Sport News<doc-sep>Liverpool news: Jurgen Klopp has made a prediction for Mo Salah HERE for the latest MUFC breaking news and transfer updates SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign upfor the latest MUFC breaking news and transfer updates When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. There were a few puzzled boos from the Liverpool fans – how could Jurgen Klopp be taking off their hero? But two fluffed shots, a clearance off the line when he had been forced wide, and two other moments when he passed instead of shooting, told a tale. Last season during that amazing record- breaking 44 goal run of success which earned him the PFA Player of the Year award and the Golden Boot, those chances would have gone in. Liverpool’s talisman seems to have lost his mojo. It was the earliest he had been taken off this season, which has produced three goals. Though he is clearly off the pace, this time last year he had scored only one more and Klopp insisted those pundits and fans who are doubting the 26-year-old will be eating their words come the end of the season. “Of course he is not happy with himself. How could he be?,” said Klopp. “That is a normal situation. That is what you have a manager for. “We will have a talk about it. It is easy for me because I do not read what is said, but the boys do a bit more. People will dissect, like a doctor. A big nice cut and wow – they will find pretty much nothing. “At the end of the season people will be saying sorry for what they have said. It is all fine. As long as he works like he works, I am completely fine.” Liverpool news: Salah has seen himself subbed more often this season Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk said: “Of course Mo’s goals will return. We are seven games in, the season is very long, he’s working hard and is doing it in training. He’s still the same Mo. He needs a bit of luck. “I’m not worried at all, and he should not be worried either. We do it all together, we’ll always be there for him and he’ll deliver as well. He had a tough game but it’s part of football.” But while Salah is struggling, while those little moments are not quite working right now as they once did, Liverpool showed on Saturdathat they now have a strong enough bench to cope. Klopp’s men look like the real deal. On came Daniel Sturridge with four minutes left and Liverpool behind to another brilliant Eden Hazard goal – then three of those minutes later, with his first touch, he bent a quite brilliant 35 yard drive out of nowhere up and over Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga for an extraordinary equaliser that his team thoroughly deserved. Liverpool news: Salah has never quite been the same since his shoulder injury against Real Madrid It was the first time this season in the league that Liverpool had been behind, and they had responded like title challengers. For Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea, still in the early stages of their transformation under the Italian, it was confirmation that they can compete with the best. But they still have a way to go. Apart from the brilliant Hazard, a bonus for Sarri has been the resurgence of Brazilian defender David Luiz, discarded under Antonio Conte. He said: “Luiz was confused when I arrived. Two seasons ago he was a protagonist but then came six months without playing. But he is very able to play my way. “He is much better than I thought, as a player and a man. I appreciate very much the man, as he is direct. If he has to say something to me, he does that. I don’t know about the last manager, but I like people who are direct.” Liverpool: Salah and Firmino impress with ‘no-look’ headers Liverpool news: The Reds celebrate their last gasp leveller at Stamford Bridge<doc-sep>Still there, from a goal out of nowhere. Liverpool’s winning run might have ended, but the spark charging this title challenge is still there, and may now be even stronger. That is the wider benefit from spectacular late goals like that from the redeemed Daniel Sturridge, and why the manner of it can mean so much more than the point that came from this 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. That the move brought the substitute's only touches of the game only added to it. One contribution, one point but so much more. It cancelled out Eden Hazard’s supreme opener and if that was yet another moment to show he is now definitively the best player in the Premier League at present, the equaliser was one to show how Chelsea are still someway off the best team. Liverpool, however, can only further fire such beliefs; such hopes. Had Sturridge not delivered it, after all, the discussion would have been about bubbles bursting, and a side running at full pelt so deliciously ambushed by a Chelsea. It would have been about a Chelsea who themselves could no longer lurk in the background, who had to proclaim themselves as challengers. Every Premier League goal scored this weekend Show all 25 1 /25 Every Premier League goal scored this weekend Every Premier League goal scored this weekend Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool, Eden Hazard A wonderful series of passes in midfield sets Eden Hazard on his way and he fires a shot across Alisson and scores. 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Getty Images Every Premier League goal scored this weekend Everton 2-0 Fulham, Cenk Tosun Theo Walcott's cross was turned in by Cenk Tosun REUTERS Every Premier League goal scored this weekend Everton 3-0 Fulham, Gylfi Sigurdsson Gylfi Sigurdsson rounded off a good win for Everton with a third goal late on PA Every Premier League goal scored this weekend Arsenal 1-0 Watford, Craig Cathcart OG Craig Cathcart turned Alex Iwobi's cross into his own net under intense pressure from Alexandre Lacazette Getty Images Every Premier League goal scored this weekend Arsenal 2-0 Watford, Mesut Ozil Mesut Ozil was unmarked in the middle and turned in Alex Iwobi's low delivery Getty Images Every Premier League goal scored this weekend Wolves 1-0 Southampton, Ivan Cavaleiro Ivan Cavaleiro was on hand to give Wolves the lead REUTERS Every Premier League goal scored this weekend Wolves 2-0 Southampton, Jonny Jonny added a second late on as Wolves continue to show the Premier League what they're about REUTERS Every Premier League goal scored this weekend Cardiff 1-0 Burnley, Josh Murphy Cardiff struck first in Sunday's only fixture through Josh Murphy Getty Images Every Premier League goal scored this weekend Cardiff 1-1 Burnely, Johann Gudmundsson Johann Gudmundsson got the Burnley comeback going... Getty Images Every Premier League goal scored this weekend Cardiff 1-2 Burnley, Sam Vokes ...and Sam Vokes finished it off and ensured Burnley left with all three points. Getty Images Every Premier League goal scored this weekend Bournemouth 0-1 Crystal Palace, David Brooks David Brooks opened the scoring on Monday night with a stunning finish into the top corner Getty Images Every Premier League goal scored this weekend Bournemouth 1-1 Crystal Palace, Patrick Van Aanholt Crystal Palace hit back through Patrick Van Aanholt's powerful front post finish AFP/Getty Images Every Premier League goal scored this weekend Bournemouth 2-1 Crystal Palace, Junior Stanislas Mamadou Sakho's elbow on Mario Lemina in the box allowed Junior Stanislas to score from the spot Getty As it was, the match ultimately illustrated why Maurizio Sarri is playing down his side’s chances, but also why Liverpool may have something different about them. Both are still undefeated, but it is a joyous Jurgen Klopp who that will mean so much more to.<doc-sep>Liverpool goal scoring great John Aldridge has backed Jurgen Klopp's decision too substitute Mohamed Salah when his side were 1-0 behind against Chelsea on Saturday. Salah was struggling to make an impact on the game at Stamford Bridge and Klopp's bold substitution nearly reaped instant dividends as his replacement Xherdan Shaqiri missed a glorious chance to equalise. A late Daniel Sturridge goal eventually earned Liverpool a deserved 1-1 draw, with Sunday World columnist Aldridge backing Klopp in his decision to replace Salah. "Removing Salah with the Liverpool trailing in a game would have been unheard of last season, but the Egyptian did not look himself at Chelsea and it continues a theme we have seen for most of this season," states Aldridge. "Salah suffered a very difficult end to last season as he was man-handled out of the Champions League final by Sergio Ramos and then tried to play while injured at the World Cup and he has come back from those two deflating experiences looking flat. "Harry Kane has not been at his best at times after an exhausting summer with England and few players who didn't have much of a break are also suffering in the first few weeks of this season, so we need to be patient with Salah now. "The guy is a class act and I have no doubt that we will see the best of him again very soon, but all players go through dips in form and that is where Liverpool's star man is right now. Read more here: Read More "We all questioned whether Salah could match his incredible performances that saw him go through the 40-goal barrier last term and I always said that was unlikely, but we haven't seen anything like the best from him yet. "It was a big call for Klopp to take him off at Stamford Bridge, but he was not anywhere near his best in that game and I back the manager in that decision." Aldridge went on to suggest Chelsea are a 'one man team' relying too heavily on star man Eden Hazard, as he predicted a two-team title race will unfold between Liverpool and Manchester City. "If Hazard stays fit throughout this season and continues to perform as he is, maybe Chelsea can get in the mix to challenge for the title, but I look at David Luiz at the back and he will give you a chance and they don't have a top class striker to share the goal burden with Hazard," he adds. "Van Dijk handled Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata comfortable on Saturday and there will be times when Hazard doesn't fire and that is where Chelsea will slip-up. "They have some good players, but they essentially look like a one-man team to me and that's why I believe the two teams who will go into battle at Anfield next Sunday will contest the title come May. "Manchester City were hammered by Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-finals last season and well beaten in the Premier League when they came to Anfield last January, so those mental scars will still be there. "Liverpool need to come through their mid-week trip to Napoli in the Champions League without injuries to key players and then hope Salah and Mane find their shooting boots for the Man City game next Sunday." Online Editors<doc-sep>
Daily Mail "Manchester City are top of the league again but it won't be another title procession for judging by the standards Chelsea and Liverpool set at Stamford Bridge," writes Danny Murphy for the Daily Mail . "It was a really great game to watch, high intensity and high quality, and even though City are rightly the bookies title favourites, they have a couple of serious challengers to watch out for. " has built Liverpool over the past couple of years so their strength is no real surprise, but I have to confess Chelsea look far better than I thought they would this quickly under a new manager, Maurizio Sarri. "Chelsea showed a real togetherness in Saturday night's game. They have not only beaten and drawn with Liverpool over the last few days, it's how they have competed that's impressed me. "They've had the confidence to play out against one of the best pressing teams in Europe, a radical change from the more pragmatic Antonio Conte." Telegraph "This was Chelsea’s biggest game of the season so far, an occasion Abramovich would normally be keen to take his seat for, particularly with his latest managerial appointment looking good and Hazard on fire,"writes Matt Law for the Telegraph . "It is exactly what Abramovich has always wanted, a team able and willing to imprint their style on any opposition and his very own Lionel Messi who can turn a game with a stroke of genius. "He would have been gutted about Daniel Sturridge’s spectacular late equaliser for Liverpool, but he would also be hugely encouraged by another good display. "Abramovich has had plenty of successful teams and only time will tell whether or not head coach Maurizio Sarri can deliver trophies. But the Russian has dreamed of Chelsea being able to win in style and they might finally be on course to do that, just as he is no longer showing up to see it. "Abramovich has never before been an absentee foreign owner, making it his business to keep a personal eye on what is happening on the pitch." (Image: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) The Independent "For all the late fireworks, Chelsea’s draw with Liverpool was a game that did not have too much tangible effect on the early title race – but did maybe reveal a lot about one of the factors that will fire it," writes Miguel Delaney for the Independent . "Mohamed Salah may have ended last season as the undisputed – and double – player of the season, but his display and wider form means he no longer looks like the best player in the division. That, at least while Belgian teammate Kevin De Bruyne is injured, is indisputably Eden Hazard. "He only continued his sensational opening to the campaign, by so exquisitely completing the move for the opening goal in Saturday’s draw. It was just more convincing proof of a star on form, lifting his side to his higher levels. "As their main goal threat now, Hazard just gives Chelsea a proper end product that wouldn’t otherwise be there; a penetration to passing moves that wouldn’t otherwise be there. "That goal was such compelling evidence. Having surged through after an exquisite combinative passing off the type Maurizio Sarri idealises, Hazard still just put the ball in pretty much the only place he could. "He seems to be thriving, and moving up another level, in the way the manager seems to be encouraging his creativity." (Image: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) The Guardian "Twenty minutes after the final whistle, with the sky above the stands fading to a deep pinky-blue, the Liverpool fans were still singing. This was an excellent game with elements of cheer for both teams in a 1-1 draw – and indeed for Manchester City, too, who saw both their main title rivals gouge a piece out of each other at Stamford Bridge," writes Barney Ronay in the Guardian . "For Liverpool’s supporters, there was a little extra feeling in taking a well-deserved point through Daniel Sturridge’s brilliant late equaliser. There are two elements to this. Most obviously, Liverpool drew at Chelsea despite Mo Salah seeming once again to have his gears misaligned, haring around the Stamford Bridge pitch like a soap box cart with a wonky wheel. What is certain is that Salah does look below his best level.