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Chelsea fullback Chilwell: Disasi and I manifested his Liverpool equaliser!

Chelsea fullback Ben Chilwell admits Liverpool could've overrun them for last night's 1-1 draw.

Luis Diaz had Liverpool ahead before Axel Disasi eventually found an equaliser.

Chilwell later said: "In the first half an hour, Liverpool were the better team and then we conceded. When the second one went in and it was disallowed, we got a bit of a boost. We turned it around and the confidence started to come and then we started to play the rest of the game as the manager wanted.

"We did set pieces the day before the game as you usually do and he was put all the deliveries away. I said he would score, he said he would love to so we manifested it."

On his disallowed goal, Chilwell stated: "I haven't seen it back but to be fair I thought I was offside so I didn't know what was going on behind me. I was just delighted to score, I didn't even contemplate that it would be offside. Obviously I made the most of the celebration and then unfortunately was offside.

"We had a lot more frustrating draws last season. This game was frustrating but in a different way because we were the better team. We created chances, the effort was brilliant but we just couldn't get that final goal. I should have scored in the second half as well so I was annoyed about that."

Chelsea defender Disasi also sad: "Chilly [Ben Chilwell] yesterday he told me that I will score today so I'm very happy, very proud of the team because in the second half we played good football and I think we deserved to win. It is good for the future.

"I like to stay in the box when we attack. Today I have the chance to score so it's good for me and the team so I hope in future I will score lots of goals."

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