Cesc Fabregas was sent off as Chelsea defeated Liverpool in their International Champions Cup clash at the Rose Bowl.

Gary Cahill headed the winner with just 10 minutes on the clock at the Pasadena Rose Bowl as Chelsea kicked off their tournament with a win in what was a physical clash between two Premier League giants.

Fabregas was dismissed on 72 minutes for a dangerous lunge on Liverpool centre-back Ragnar Klavan, but despite the one-man advantage Liverpool rarely troubled a Chelsea backline led impeccably by John Terry.

Cahill was also booked along with Liverpool's Alberto Moreno, Ovie Ejaria, Marko Grujic, Dejan Lovren and Kevin Stewart.

As well as Kavlan, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp gave starts to fellow recent arrivals Sadio Mane and Loris Karius in a match which was watched by more than 53,000 inside the stadium which hosted the 1994 World Cup final.