The 24-year-old is a formidable option off the bench as the Reds host the division's pacesetters at Anfield in a decisive encounter
Sadio Mane goes straight back into Liverpool’s squad against Chelsea after returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty in the late hours of Monday night.
Having missed seven club games while in Gabon, the Senegal international has been named among the substitutes as Jurgen Klopp’s side attempt to slash the comfortable gap the leaders possess at the top of the table while remedying their awful January form.
Bar the absence of the speedster from the first 11, the Reds have selected their strongest possible XI with Nathaniel Clyne pushing past the pain barrier caused by an abdominal injury to start.