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This article is part of Football FanCast's Off the Bench series, which places in-game managerial decisions and squad selections under FFC's microscope.

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard should've subbed Michy Batshuayi onto the field earlier in the 2-1 loss to Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

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With the Reds coasting at 2-0, Lampard's side dominated the second half and were arguably unlucky to come away from the game with nothing to show for their efforts.

Chelsea had 54.9% of the ball and also had over double the amount of shots that their opponents took - the Blues had 13 shots compared to the Reds' six - and also had two more corners.

N'Golo Kante's excellent individual effort in the 71st minute put the pressure on Jurgen Klopp's side, but they managed to extend their 100% start to the season as Chelsea failed to find another goal.

Why should Batshuayi have been subbed on earlier?

Aforementioned, the Londoners had the bulk of the ball and a lot more shots, but ultimately it was their finishing that was lacking on the day.

Speaking of finishing, there is arguably no better instinctive finisher at the club than Batshuayi - admittedly, his overall game may be lacking in parts, but there is no doubting his ability to finish chances.

His record of 120 goals in 306 career appearances, coupled with 15 goals in 27 caps for Belgium, emphasises how deadly the 25-year-old is, and he definitely should have been subbed on earlier than the 77th-minute.

If he had been, then Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk would presumably not have found life as easy up against both Tammy Abraham and Batshuayi, as it was perhaps a bit too simple for the Liverpool duo with only one forward to think about between them for most of the game.

Potentially, if Lampard had brought on the prolific Batshuayi earlier on and continued to bombard the Liverpool box with crosses and penetrating through balls, there would have been a better chance of the ball ending up in the net with the Belgian and Abraham causing havoc together.