Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic hailed their character shown for Sunday's 2-2 draw with Liverpool.

A brilliant volley from outside the box by Kovacic and a well-taken Christian Pulisic goal just three minutes later ensured Chelsea fought back from going 2-0 down.

"We were in a difficult moment because we were 2-0 down," said Kovacic to the club's website. "We started the game quite well, then conceded two goals and it was difficult to come back. I had the luck that the ball came to me and I just shot.

"When I saw that it was going in, it was a beautiful goal, but I think we were growing with the momentum and we scored the second goal. I think we could have done even more but we should be happy with that point because it was tough to come back.

"We are happy with the comeback and the team spirit we showed, but not happy with the two points dropped because we obviously wanted to win this game, but it was difficult to come back after we conceded two goals like that. They should not happen at this level, but it happened to us today and we came back amazing."