Chelsea vs Liverpool: Tuchel reveals why Mane should have been sent out

Chelsea manager and Germany international Thomas Tuchel has reacted to the game between his squad vs Liverpool on Sunday, which ended in a 2-2 draw.

Tuchel stressed in a post-match statement that Liverpool’s star Sadio Mane should have been sent out during the game.

Mane got a yellow card for elbowing Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta in the first half before he scored the first goal for Liverpool.

The Reds star Mohamed Salah went on to add a second goal making it 2-0 before Chelsea equalised thanks to goals from Mateo Kovacic and Christian Pulisic.

Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Tuchel pointed fingers at referee Anthony Taylor, who sent off Reece James in the reverse fixture last year.

He said: “If you remember the first game with the same referee and how quick it was to give a red card to us, I am not a friend of early red cards.

“I hate to say it because I love Mane and he is a nice guy and top player, but it is a red card.

“The elbow is in the face – it doesn’t matter if you do this after 20 seconds or 20 minutes. We come from a game against Brighton where we miss VAR calls in the box and suddenly VAR is checking a goal against Kovacic.”