Antonio Conte: Chelsea's amazing away fans drowned out Liverpool supporters at Anfield

Antonio Conte has underlined the importance of Chelsea fans to his squad's Premier League title push, highlighting the noise from the away support during the recent 1-1 draw at Liverpool.

The Blues are odds-on favourites to win claim a sixth top-flight crown come the end of the campaign having built up a 10-point lead over their nearest rivals and recently all but ended Arsenal's faint hopes with a 3-1 win at Stamford Bridge.

Liverpool held Chelsea to a draw, with Diego Costa seeing a late penalty saved, and Conte was effusive with his praise for the Blues fans at Anfield and the level of support he has been shown since his arrival.

He told the club's official website: "[The fans] are incredible! I remember my first game against West Ham they prepared the flag with three colours, the Italy flag, the Tricolore.

"And then they showed me very soon great enthusiasm, great passion. For me, it’s fantastic to hear my name during the game, at home or away. Sometimes I’m embarrassed, but it’s fantastic.

"Away, [the fans] are incredible. In Liverpool - believe me, it is very difficult to hear the other fans, the opposition fans - and there were 3,000 of our fans, and they pushed a lot our team."

"That was incredible. It’s fantastic to see this. I hope also in Stamford Bridge to have the same."