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Noni Madueke and Cole Palmer of Chelsea celebrate(Image: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC)

Liverpool fell to defeat against Chelsea in their first match as Premier League champions.

The Reds suffered just their third loss of the season as Enzo Maresca's side took a strong step in the battle to qualify for the Champions League.

Enzo Fernandez wasted little time in reminding Liverpool that Chelsea were not simply there to offer praise.



But Maresca's men secured a vital three points as his side won a penalty which Cole Palmer coolly dispatched.

Mirror Football takes a look at some of the talking points from the clash.

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While some Liverpool players were still in a position to celebrate - Ibrahima Konate was among the substitutes and singing along with Liverpool fans as he warmed up on the sidelines - others perhaps knew they were playing for the futures.

Kosta Tsimikas, Jarell Quansah, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott, Wataru Endo, Diogo Jota all came into the starting lineup with something to prove.

Not an easy feat to gel and play fluidly after so many alterations and a week of celebrating a Premier League title.

Tsimikas found himself in a battle with Pedro Neto, with Liverpool already linked to new left-backs and Andy Robertson reaching the latter stages of his career.

Does it offer Chelsea an advantage compared to their rivals with European aspirations?

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Perhaps it does.

Liverpool have earned the right to rotate, and most of the players they inserted into their team could make it at any of the sides that may have complained at Chelsea's fortune to play the champions at this stage.

Earlier this season Cole Palmer was kept quiet by Liverpool amid some stunning form.
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