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Robert Warlow

Chelsea handed major N'Golo Kante boost ahead of Liverpool test as key duo left in doubt

Chelsea have been given a massive injury boost for the Premier League clash with leaders Liverpool this weekend, after N'Golo Kante returned to training ahead of the game.

The Frenchman has been out of action since the Blues' 1-1 draw with Leicester City last month, with the Chelsea midfielder missing three Premier League games since then with an ankle injury.

He was also not involved for France over the international break, while he has been struggling with injuries over the summer, having picked up a knee problem towards the end of last season.

However, he was caught on camera by Sky Sports joining his Chelsea team-mates in training ahead of the game with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge this weekend.

As such, Chelsea fans will be hoping that he will now be fit to face Jurgen Klopp's Reds on Sunday as the Blues look for a first home win of the season, having drawn their first two league matches at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League against Leicester City and Sheffield United, before a 1-0 defeat against Valencia in midweek in the Champions League.

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But according to Sky Sports, Mason Mount and Antonio Rudiger did not train with the Chelsea squad, with Mount a doubt for the game with an ankle injury, while Rudiger has a groin injury.

Chelsea have a number of other injury concerns ahead of the game, with Emerson Palmieri not featuring since the international break, while Reece James and Callum Hudson-Odoi are lacking match fitness after spells on the sidelines.

Marco van Ginkel and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are also currently sidelined, although Loftus-Cheek is understood to be making good progress in his rehabilitation from an Achilles injury.

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