Mason Mount was definitely the shining star on the day as he scored a fantastic hat-trick, with two of his goals coming after 80 minutes.
Kante’s absence will be a massive blow to the Blues ahead of their clash with Juventus in the Champions League.
Alonso took the knee last season but has not done so in any of the Chelsea matches he has played since the start of the new campaign.
James has said that his Champions League and Super Cup winners medals, and Euros runners-up medal were stolen from a safe.
England fans enjoyed a summer to remember as their national team reached the final of the Euro 2020 but lost the title clash to Italy in a penalty shootout.
With the quality that they have in their squad, beating a 10-man squad within 45 minutes for Liverpool should have been an easy task.
Chelsea are yet to concede a goal in the new Premier League season and Andreas Christensen has played a crucial role in maintaining the defensive stability.
The English right-back scored the second goal against Arsenal in the weekend as Chelsea made it two wins from two games in the Premier League.
Romelu Lukaku scored in his second Blues debut as the visitors added to Arsenal’s misery with a 2-0 win on Sunday.
Gareth Southgate has made the curious decision to include four right-backs in his squad for Euro 2020.