THIAGO SILVA and Ben Chilwell were pictured training ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League clash against Liverpool.
The Blues go into their second game of the season having beaten Brighton 3-1, while champions Liverpool edged past Leeds 4-3.
Silva linked up with his new team-mates having joined from PSG Credit: Getty Images – Getty
Ben Chilwell during Chelsea training with his new team-mates Credit: Getty Images – Getty
Chilwell is still recovering from a heel injury since joining Credit: Getty Images – Getty
Chelsea were handed a squad boost as new arrival Silva, 35, took part in training having linked up with the squad for the first time.
He joined on a free transfer from PSG, but has only just joined his new team-mates having been on holiday in the Italian island of Sardinia.
The Brazilian was given an extended break after his Champions League final loss against Bayern Munich at the end of August.
Chilwell, 23, on the other hand will be made to wait for his Chelsea debut.
The left-back, who arrived from Leicester for £50million, missed the end of last season with Leicester due to a heel problem.
He has been training on his own at Cobham as he bids to recover from the injury.
His last game for the Foxes was a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace on July 4, where he was substituted off at half-time.
He was, though, able to pass his medical and seal the switch to Stamford Bridge.
Kai Havertz speaking with Chelsea boss Frank Lampard Credit: Getty Images – Getty
Oliver Giroud in Chelsea training ahead of Liverpool Credit: Getty Images – Getty
Chelsea were beaten 5-3 by Liverpool only two months ago – a game in which Frank Lampard clashed with Jurgen Klopp and his Liverpool coaching staff.
Tension between the managers was further intensified after Klopp aimed a dig at the Blues’ £200m summer spending spree.
Lampard fired back by pointing out Liverpool’s past spending, leading to suggestions a rivalry was building between the pair.
But Klopp told Sky Sports News: “Between Frank and me there is absolutely nothing – I admired him and loved him as a player and now he is doing a really good job as a coach.
“So I can’t help you with some ‘rivalry’ between us, we will obviously be rivals on Sunday but apart from that it’s all good.
“We are different clubs, leading in a different way, that’s how it is – we invest what we earn and sometimes we invest before we earn but it’s still based on these kind of things and it’s not like this for other clubs.
“Whatever they do though I am completely fine with that – they can all do what they want and it’s a free world. We have our way of dealing with the club.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
