<!--Article Start--> <p style="text-align: justify"><a href="www.thehardtackle.com/category/english-premier-league/liverpool">Liverpool</a> face <a href="www.thehardtackle.com/category/english-premier-league/chelsea">Chelsea</a> in the second and decisive leg of the Capital One Cup clash. The Reds have been boosted with news of Daniel Sturridge being very close to return to action.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The 25-year-old trained with the rest of the Liverpool squad at Melwood for the first time since returning from his injury rehabilitation programme in the United States of America.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Brendan Rodgers admitted that the England international does have a chance of featuring for the Reds at Stamford Bridge but also insisted that the Liverpool management won't rush him back in order to ensure he doesn't suffer another untimely injury.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"We'll see how he is today," <a href="http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/178832-rodgers-pleased-with-sturridge-session">said the manager when asked by reporters whether the striker could feature against Chelsea</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify">"He had a training session with the team yesterday and he trained very, very well. It was as comfortable as he's looked, even when he was coming back before - he was maybe a little bit tentative. I thought yesterday he looked back to normal.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"We won't risk it, that's for sure. He's been out for a long time, so we just need to make sure he is ready and feels ready, which is important, to come and contribute.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"I don't think he'll be 100 per cent when he comes back, that will only come when he's got his game time once he gets playing games.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"All we can do, alongside him, is make sure he is in the best possible condition that he can be, both physically and mentally, and that will give him a chance to stay fit."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The striker tweeted on Sunday:</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">First day of training today with the boys. I'm a happy man