Pochettino urges Chelsea to believe Liverpool beatable in League Cup final

Raheem Sterling put the visitors in front against his old team as Chelsea upset the odds to provide another twist in a tight Premier League title race. Rodri's late equaliser extended City's unbeaten run at home to 34 games, stretching back to November 2022.

But Pep Guardiola's men fall four points behind leaders Liverpool and two adrift of Arsenal at the top of the table. A point was only enough to edge Chelsea back up to 10th and within six points of the top six as Pochettino has endured a difficult first season at Stamford Bridge.

But the Argentine is sensing the chance to lift his first trophy in English football at Wembley next weekend against an injury-hit Liverpool. "We need to feel that it is possible to beat Liverpool," said Pochettino, whose side were thrashed 4-1 by the Reds last month.

"I think we are going to play the second best team in the world (after City). I think belief is the most important thing and now we need to recover and prepare for the final.

"Today was a really good game to show we are improving. Still we are not on the level of Manchester City, we are a young team that need to live these type of games to improve."