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Marc Cucurella insists Liverpool 'deserve' a guard of honour after winning the Premier League title... ahead of Reds' visit to Stamford Bridge

Marc Cucurella says Chelsea will happily give Liverpool their guard of honour on Sunday – but their show of respect will cease as soon as the first whistle goes.

While the visitors to Stamford Bridge can now bask in the glory of being champions, the Blues are desperate to bolster their top-five bid under Enzo Maresca.

Cucurella said: 'They won the league. They deserve it. If we need to do it, we do it. This is before the game. Once the game starts, we go for our objectives.

'We will fight with everything and for the three points.