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Liverpool's rare 3-1 defeat by Chelsea felt like an exhibition match for Reds fans... but here's why it mattered to Arne Slot's struggling back-up brigade, writes LEWIS STEELE

LEWIS STEELE AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Liverpool were poor but no one seemed to care too much, certainly not the away end where balloons were held up spelling out the word 'champions'.

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