🎥 Bites and insults: Chelsea-Liverpool rivalry boils over

🎥 Bites and insults: Chelsea-Liverpool rivalry boils over

Blues vs. Reds. You’ll Never Fight Alone. On Saturday afternoon, these two strongholds of English football go head-to-head at Anfield.

Before kick-off for Liverpool vs. Chelsea (Matchday 36 of the Premier League), let’s rewind through the recent incidents and flashpoints that have reignited the rivalry between the two clubs.

Hostility at Anfield

A look back at the huge altercation between Frank Lampard’s bench and Jürgen Klopp’s in 2020. With no fans in the stadium (behind closed doors), broadcasters were able to pick up the exchange of pleasantries with remarkable audio clarity. The insults were flying.

An attacker with bite

When Luis Suarez bit Branislav Ivanović in the penalty area (2013). The referee didn’t even flinch.

Gerrard, the snub

In 2006, Liverpool’s captain was mocked by a Chelsea mascot in the Stamford Bridge tunnel. A lack of tact or a lack of respect? Probably a bit of both.

The ghost goal

Luis García’s (imaginary?) goal that sent Liverpool through to the 2005 Champions League final at Chelsea’s expense. A bitter pill Blues fans still haven’t swallowed.

VAR would probably have had something to say that night…

Gerrard slips, Demba Ba pounces