Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has put ref Chris Kavanagh on notice for Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Liverpool.
The clash will mark a chance for Reds boss Jurgen Klopp to win a trophy in his final season in charge.
I think we need to be sure we are going to compete and be fair in every single decision," said Pochettino. I think when we played against Liverpool at Anfield, I think too many decisions not one key decision was for us. Two penalties were not given. Duels, 50-50s, were always for another colour -- always red. I want to be treated in a fair way.
They were better than us, of course, but the first decision after five minutes was a clear penalty [for Virgil van Dijk's foul on Conor Gallagher]. In the second half, it was a penalty then on [Christopher] Nkunku.
After you see the VAR that was interfering in many situations that were maybe similar, so give a penalty; why not? We are Chelsea and we need to compete with the same tools. If they are better, well done, and we congratulate them, but be fair in every single decision.
The pressure is about not delivering the job for Klopp; no, the pressure is not to be part of the hype."
On Klopp, he added: Of course, we are going to celebrate [Klopp].
I am the first to say that Liverpool is amazing, and Klopp is one of the best coaches in the world. It is his last season here, but we will compete in the same way, both teams, and [we want] both clubs to be seen in the same way.
With Liverpool, we are learning from our game and trying to find a way to punish them, and we are going to try like they are trying to find our weaknesses."
