(Football news) When the two clubs drew 1-1 in an intriguing encounter in August of last year, Pochettino welcomed Klopp’s team to Stamford Bridge for his first home game as the Blues’ manager. In the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday, Liverpool crushed Norwich City 5-2 at home to celebrate their first game following the shocking announcement of Jurgen Klopp’s resignation at the conclusion of the season.

The Reds, who are eight-time FA Cup winners, took advantage of the Canaries’ careless play out of the back. Curtis Jones, Darwin Nunez, Jota, Virgil van Dijk, and Ryan Gravenberch all scored goals to help the team secure a favorable fifth-round home tie against either Watford or Southampton at the end of February.

Klopp’s men have extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 10 games, while they have only lost one of their last 17 matches over the last two-and-a-half months, but their mettle is set to be tested in back-to-back home league fixtures against Chelsea and Arsenal in the space of five days.

Liverpool currently sit five points clear at the top of the table, but reigning champions Manchester City – who sit second and level on points with both Arsenal in third and Aston Villa in fourth – have a game in hand on the Reds.

Boasting a 22-game unbeaten league run at Anfield, Liverpool have every right to feel optimistic heading into Wednesday’s clash, but success is not a given as there has been nothing to separate the Reds and Chelsea in recent years.

Indeed, each of the last seven meetings between the two clubs have ended as draws, including four 0-0 stalemates in 90 minutes – this run of consecutive draws is the longest between two top-flight teams in English football history.

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