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5 Reasons Why Liverpool Are a Bigger Club Than Chelsea

Before the teams' first meeting in the 2016/17 Premier League season last September at Stamford Bridge, Bleacher Report's Garry Hayes argued the case for the Blues.

Now, ahead of the return fixture at Anfield on January 31, it is time to see things from the Reds' point of view.

Here, we've offered up five reasons why Liverpool still laud it over Chelsea, even if they've not had the same level of on-field success as their counterparts from the English capital in recent years.

But, thanks to Luis Garcia's ghost goal, Steven Gerrard's U-turn (and infamous slip), Jose Mourinho's touchline antics and Fernando Torres' deadline-day transfer, a rivalry has developed in recent years.