Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says Chelsea play in a "different way" with Romelu Lukaku now leading their line.
The Belgium international's head-to-head with Virgil van Dijk has captured the imagination with Chelsea visiting Anfield in Saturday evening's blockbusting clash.
"The closest was when Giroud played up front, still very different but it's closer than when (Timo) Werner played up front," he said.
"Romelu is a big fixed point. You can maybe find him on the wings at moments but it's not that he will be there the majority of the time.
"He really wants to keep the centre-halves in the centre, have these challenges, have body contact, all these kind of things.
"Then you have wild running and really skilled boys around him, Mason Mount, probably Havertz but they have a lot of other options to start.
"Then there are the wing-backs which they always use, Reece James and either Chilwell or Alonso on the left side, and two very, very good midfielders - is it Kante and Jorginho, or Kovacic and Jorginho, or whoever?
"But if Romelu is playing, it's a different kind of game. If you let them cross, each ball into the box is immediately a major problem probably. That's how it was with Giroud as well."
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