Enzo Maresca given Chelsea backing after Liverpool red card as 'nasty' admission made

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCEnzo Maresca was not allowed to speak to the media after being sent off for wildly celebrating his Chelsea's later winner in their 2-1 victory at home to LiverpoolRed-carded Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has been backed to use his side's last-gasp 2-1 victory over Liverpool - and his reaction to it - to deepen an at times fractious bond with the club's fans. The Italian went wild on the touchline and was given a second booking after Willian Estevao's stoppage-time strike condemned the Reds to a third defeat in a row in all competitions.Maresca had been cautioned in the first half for his complaints as he appealed for a penalty when Alejandro Garnacho went down under the attentions of Dominik Szoboszlai,And, after being denied the chance to do his post-match press conference due to FA rules, his assistant coach and formerChelsea goalkeeper Willy Caballero said the manager could use this moment as a turning point.READ MORE: Arne Slot confirms Ibrahima Konate injury 'alarm bells' as Liverpool centre-back fears heighten"I believe Enzo has a good connection with the supporters," said Caballero."Any win in the last second, against Liverpool, big teams, can give you a little bit more."In the last 30 minutes, the whole crowd were pushing and living the game."We want to create the environment that is nasty for the away team to give you legs or wings to run in the last minutes."Hopefully we can keep creating this environment."Elaborating on Maresca's emotions after the final whistle in a game which turned on his late substitutions, Caballero said: "He's okay."He cannot be here because of the red card but we're so happy."He wanted to do the press conference but he also wanted to praise the players for the effort."We deserved the win because of the chances we created."Not just this week but for weeks we have been holding in emotions.

We have played well in the last couple of games but have finished them with 10 players."Today was really important. The players did really well.

The players from the bench were ready to play."