It wouldn’t be like Jose Mourinho to needlessly spoil the party.
The Chelsea boss did another professional job on Liverpool to all but scupper their Champions League hopes. Here’s how the players got on.
In a word.
Chelsea
Thibaut Courtois: Relaxed
Branislav Ivanovic: Adventureless
Kurt Zouma: Premature
John Terry: Salmon
Felipe Luis: Solid
Jon Obi Mikel: Conman
Ruben Loftus-Cheek: Hype
Willian: Energy
Cesc Fabregas: Strutting
Eden Hazard: Holidaying
Loic Remy: Starting?
Subs
Gary Cahill: Routine
Nemanja Matic: Germanic
Juan Cuadrado: Waste
Liverpool
Simon Mignolet: Confident
Emre Can: Grand
Martin Skrtel: Rock
Dejan Lovren: Sand
Glen Johnson: Chancer
Steven Gerrard: Ovation
Jordan Henderson: Threatening
Adam Lallana: Shadow
Philippe Coutinho: Handful
Raheem Sterling: Snuffed
Rickie Lambert: Finished
Subs
Jerome Sinclair: Hype
Jordan Ibe: Purposeful
Lucas Leiva: Gerrard