BLUES SEEK TO WIPE OUT CUP FINAL AGONY…

By Chris Dunlavy

CHELSEA boss Mauricio Pochettino says the Blues want FA Cup success to atone for their limp 1-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final last month. Widely tipped to triumph against an injury-hit Reds side missing several key players, Chelsea’s young squad suffered an extra-time no-show at Wembley and were eventually dispatched by a last-gasp goal from Virgil van Dijk. LESSONS: Pochettino Criticism was fierce in the aftermath, with former Manchester United defender Gary Neville memorably branding Chelsea “billion-pound bottle-jobs”.But wh...

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