Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool: Sadio Mane DESTROYS Frank Lampard's side with quickfire double

Andreas Christensen was sent off, Kepa Arrizabalaga gave the ball to Sadio Mane for the second and Jorginho missed a penalty. Liverpool sent a strong message to Premier League rivals Chelsea as a Sadio Mane double downed the Blues on Sunday The Senegalese attacker punished Frank Lampard's side with two quickfire goals just after the half-time break The Liverpool star's tenacity saw him net a second shortly after as he pinched the ball of Kepa to earn a strong advantage The Spanish goalkeeper watches on as Mane makes no mistake in dispatching from close range after winning the ball back Liverpool's star trio of Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino celebrate after a comfortable win MATCH FACTS Chelsea : Kepa; James, Christensen, Zouma, Alonso; Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic ; Havertz, Mount, Werner Subs not used: Azpilicueta, Caballero, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi Goals: None Bookings: Christensen Manager: Frank Lampard Liverpool : Alisson, Robertson, Van Dijk, Fabinho, Alexander-Arnold; Wijnaldum, Henderson, Keita ; Mane, Firmino, Salah Subs not used: Adrian, Jones, Origi, Tsimikas Goals: Mane Bookings: None Manager: Jurgen Klopp Referee: Paul Tierney Their gameplan was to smother and, if possible, strike on the counter through Timo Werner. Liverpool dominated the first 45 minutes and Chelsea were a man down before the break as Andreas Christensen was sent off The Chelsea defender sent Mane tumbling to the turf as the striker was sent through on goal by Jordan Henderson Referee Paul Tierney had awarded a yellow card but VAR intervened and he soon brandished a red for the defender Chelsea had the opportunity to get back into the game but Jorginho saw his tame penalty parried away by Alisson Becker Chelsea new boy and former Liverpool target Timo Werner cuts a dejected figure as his new side were defeated on Sunday It was a deep ball from defence by Henderson that caused the trouble but Christensen had time to read and anticipate it, and his positioning was poor. Thiago also featured for the first time since arriving from Bayern Munich on Friday and put in an accomplished display Mo Salah drills an effort across goal as Liverpool looked to break the deadlock in a tactical first half at Stamford Bridge Fabinho, who was deployed at centre half, put in an assured performance as he handled Werner well for the champions The man who had tormented Christensen into an early return to the dressing room was at the heart of it, as he is at the heart of so much that is great about this Liverpool team. Liverpool's win on Sunday sends out a strong message to the rest of the league as they put in the performance of champions Frank Lampard watches on as his new-look side showed little sign of closing the gap to the league's top two teams They went up against each other on several occasions in the first half and each time Fabinho won the battle.