Chelsea vs Liverpool: The Reds will raise the trophy over their heads which they don't need

Chelsea and Liverpool will meet for the third time this season. This time, they will meet in the English League Cup final. The previous two meetings ended in a draw. This time, it won't be a draw. Who's going to win the cup? Liverpool.

Chelsea won the club World Cup. The Blues have not slowed down since their triumph at the tournament. First, Thomas Tuchel's men could beat Crystal Palace 1:0 and then, this week. They defeated French side Lille in the opening leg of the UEFA Champions League last 16. Chelsea hasn't lost in such a way since the beginning of January.

As for the League Cup, it was a shaky start. The first two games against Aston Villa and Southampton ended in victory only on penalties. And then they beat Brentford 2:0 and Antonio Conte's Tottenham 3:0 in a two-match clash. Chelsea is well placed to take their third title of the season.

Liverpool returned to the championship race and reduced the gap to three points over Man City. The Reds are on a six-game winning streak in the English league. They also beat Inter at the San Siro 2:0. They beat Norwich 3:0, Preston North End 2:0, Leicester on penalties, losing 1:3, and Arsenal 2:0. Liverpool had a very successful January, despite the absence of Salah and Mane, and a good February. The total score for the outgoing month is 17:2.

We believe the final will be a thumping one, just like the last head-to-head encounters between Klopp and Tuchel. And we are also confident that Mohamed Salah will strike again against Chelsea. He scored in the previous two meetings and has four goals in the last three games under his belt.

And finally, we think that Liverpool will be more cynical this time than in previous encounters. The Reds were now approaching the conditioning of 2019 and 2020 when they took out all of England and Europe.