Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool: 3 things that went right for the Blues

#2 Silenced Mohamed Salah

Thibaut Courtois collects the ball as Mohamed Salah looks on

Just days after eliminating AS Roma in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League and sealing their place in the final, Liverpool entered last night's fixture with the spotlight on their sensational goal-machine, Mohamed Salah.

The Egyptian had the opportunity to sink yet another former club of his and with a plethora of records within his reach, many expected Salah to dazzle at the Stamford Bridge akin to how he has all season.

However, Liverpool's bargain signing had little effect on the game as Chelsea did an excellent job of hushing up the talismanic winger, who now only has one game left - against Brighton - to break the Premier League record

By the end of last night's game, Salah was only allowed a mere total of 34 touches of the ball, with which he could muster just 22 passes at a surprisingly poor passing accuracy of 64%.

Throughout the game, Salah was marked expertly and was also kept isolated at major junctures of the game, thereby nullifying the threat he posed. As a result, the 25-year-old could only manage 1 shot which failed to bother Thibaut Courtois as it wasn't even on target.

All in all, Antonio Conte and co. clearly recognised the danger that is Mo Salah, and were well prepared to handle everything their Merseysider opponents had to throw at them.