The Blues striker will sit out the clash at home to Jurgen Klopp’s side after his controversial interview Thomas Tuchel dropped Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea’s squad for Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool after the striker conducted a controversial interview behind the club’s back that was published this week.
The Belgian was not even on the bench after he was judged to have criticised his manager’s tactics.
It has since emerged that neither the club nor the player’s representatives knew of the interview beforehand. It appears to have been arranged directly with the Sky Sport Italia journalist in London.
What has been said?
Explaining his decision to Sky Sports, Tuchel said before the game: “The thing got too big, the thing got too noisy so close to the match, so I decided to protect the preparation of the match, and that’s why he’s out