Cucurella reveals key Salah detail that helped Chelsea beat Liverpool

Marc Cucurella has revealed that the club's winning goal against Liverpool on Saturday was the result of a deliberate tactical plan by manager Enzo Maresca.

The Chelsea boss set up a plan to exploit Mohamed Salah's tendency not to track back defensively.

The Blues secured a late 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge thanks to a goal from Estevao Willian.

Cucurella, who provided the assist for the Brazilian's goal, confirmed that they had been training to target the space left open by the Liverpool forward.

“We know that [Mohamed] Salah is always ready for the counterattack so we practiced that and our manager [Enzo Maresca] said that the space might be there [on Liverpool’s right side],” Cucurella told Sky Sports.

The Spaniard explained how the strategy paid off perfectly in stoppage time.

“We saw that it was the last minute, but we kept attacking. I tried to give my last effort, and Enzo gave me the ball, and I crossed for Estevao.

“I think we deserve it [win against Liverpool]. We started the game very well, and then in the second half, we started not in the right way again – we need to improve these things.”

Chelsea will hope to build on this result when they take on Nottingham Forest after the international break.