Carlo Ancelotti believes Liverpool Football Club are missing Xabi Alonso.
The Reds travel to Chelsea on Sunday, and Ancelotti is glad he won’t have to consider taking on a player Rafael Benitez sold to Real Madrid during the summer transfer window.
"The midfield of Liverpool put a lot of pressure on you because Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano were fantastic players," said the Stamford Bridge boss.
"Lucas Leiva is a young player and he has to get experience. I think he will be a very good midfielder, but without Alonso, they have lost something.”
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