{"id":6826,"date":"2026-05-10T18:11:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T18:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=6826"},"modified":"2026-05-10T18:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T18:11:33","slug":"wayne-rooney-reacts-to-liverpool-1-chelsea-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=6826","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney reacts to Liverpool 1 Chelsea 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has give his thoughts on the Liverpool versus Chelsea game yesterday.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The game ended in a 1-1 draw at Anfield and saw two teams who have been really struggling lately match up against each other. It was a game that was impossible to call and has very frustrated fans on both sides. There was boos and rants from both fan bases during the game. From the Chelsea side they were frustrated after they saw their team concede yet another goal within the first 5 minutes of the game. But it was Liverpool fans who were booing their side off come full time as Chelsea were actually the better side.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Chelsea talks with Xabi Alonso going well \u2013 they\u2019re handing him the keys and talks continue!<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rooney was speaking about the game and highlighted that overall, Chelsea were slightly better than Liverpool yesterday.<\/p>\n<h2>Rooney on the game<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-09T143017.369-414x233.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-09T143017.369-630x354.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-09T143017.369-768x432.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-09T143017.369-770x433.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-09T143017.369-900x506.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-09T143017.369.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-09T143017.369.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-160166 has-webp\" alt=\"Marc Cucurella wins a ball in the air.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-09T143017.369-414x233.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-09T143017.369-630x354.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-09T143017.369-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-09T143017.369-770x433.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-09T143017.369-900x506.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-05-09T143017.369.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/675;max-width:1200px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marc Cucurella wins a ball in the air. (Photo by Gareth Copley\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I thought Liverpool actually started quite well, got the goal, and then from there Chelsea were the better team,\u2019 Rooney said in quotes relayed by The Metro.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They caused Liverpool big problems, especially\u00a0Marc Cucurella\u00a0running behind.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The\u00a0crowd\u00a0were obviously a bit edgy, which you very rarely get from Liverpool fans. You never like to see that, but it comes from not having the season they hoped for, and after spending a lot of money.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2>In other news today<\/h2>\n<p>Former Blues winger Joe Cole has suggested some pretty spicy moves from Chelsea to get their team back on track after a bad year. He did an interview with The Sun over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Levi Colwill has spoken of his relief after making his first appearance of the season having recovered from a serious injury. He helped Chelsea get a point at Anfield yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p rsni-lv=\"1\"><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Chelsea Reporter Lloyd Canfield joins the show!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7UP6ox8d4pk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Wayne Rooney<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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