Which Liverpool and Chelsea will show up?published at 12:32
Chelsea v Liverpool (Carabao Cup final, Sunday, 3pm GMT)
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I was at Anfield a few weeks ago when Liverpool absolutely beat Chelsea 4-1. To say it was a disaster doesn't do it justice.
It was billed as a dress rehearsal for this final at the time and when I thought about it afterwards I just thought that based on what happened in that game they wouldn't give the Blues a chance at all.
But then you look at how Chelsea faced Manchester City last weekend when they almost held it 1-0 and had the chance to go further in the lead with better finishing.
Meanwhile, Liverpool have doubts about injuries to numerous strikers, including Mohamed Salah. Is he fit or not? We do not know it.
Liverpool were miserable in the first half against Luton on Wednesday, then wonderful after the break. We'll have to wait and see which Liverpool will show up, but of course the same goes for Chelsea.
So the question is whether I will ultimately be fooled by this performance against City or whether the tide will actually turn for Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino.
I'm not convinced that the latter is the case. As I said at the start, I was tempted to choose Chelsea… but I talked myself out of it.
Sutton's prediction: 1-2 (after extra time)
Read the rest of Chris Sutton's predictions for the weekend here…
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