Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "It was a big three points for us. It was a tough match against a physically strong, well organised opponent. We had to be tough to give ourselves a chance to land the sucker punch and we did that with a quality finish.

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel : "It shows a lot of character and that's why I am very proud. "We played a very strong match at Wembley, we lost. "Three days later we accepted a whole different challenge in the FA Cup at Luton, we turned the game around after twice going behind.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel tells Sky Sports: "It was not the time to over expect something from us, we came from where we came, played 120 minutes in the FA Cup, 120 minutes in the Club World Cup in 30C temperature difference, we had jet lag against a good opponent, a tough team to play.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel to BBC Sport: "A huge effort, the outlook of some free days and it being a London derby helped too. When we arrived this morning I could feel everyone was excited to play it.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel speaking to BT Sport: "We looked tired and we are. It's like this. We knew they were well prepared, had more time to prepare and you saw at the end that the stadium celebrated like it was a victory.

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "Given the circumstances, if you look at our back five and how many players we missed, I'm happy with the performance, defensive-wise.

Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders said he was proud of the Covid-hit Reds "It's never boring with us and I just want to pay the team a big compliment, because we could make a lot of excuses," Lijnders told BBC Match of the Day.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says he would be "stupid" to think his side can challenge for the title while he has so many players injured and ill. "We have seven Covid cases. We have five or six players out for six or more weeks.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel to Sky Sports: “We have another injured player. We play against a team with no international duty. At some stage it’ll catch us. "We let Callum Hudson-Odoi play 90 minutes because we needed to change other players.

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel told BBC Match of the Day: "When you play against Leeds you get wild games and you have to accept it. "I liked the first half a lot and the way we found solutions.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel, speaking to Sky Sports: "I am happy, absolutely happy. I saw a huge effort. We put the pressure up high, we were brave and courageous. While they defended deep we needed the first goal to open up a bit.

Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel praised his Blues side for adapting to the demands of an early kick-off following the international break as they outclassed Leicester 3-0 at the King Power Stadium.