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Oliver Harbord

Marcos Alonso, Christian Pulisic, Olivier Giroud - Chelsea's predicted XI to face Liverpool

Chelsea take on Liverpool tomorrow night in the UEFA Super Cup looking to win their first piece of silverware under Frank Lampard.

After the 4-0 defeat to Manchester United at the weekend, Lampard will be hoping that his team will be able to bounce back quickly and put in a good performance in Istanbul.

It is the start of matches coming quickly for the Blues, with Leicester City up next for them in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon at Stamford Bridge.

It means there could be a few players who are rested by the Blues head coach, while N'Golo Kante is a doubt to start the game at the Vodafone Park.

Marcos Alonso could get a chance to come in at left-back and give Emerson Palmieri a rest ahead of the weekend, however it is unlikely that Lampard will change the centre-back partnership of Kurt Zouma and Andreas Christensen.

With Kante still fighting back from injury, Mateo Kovacic and Jorginho could be back in the middle of the park, with Christian Pulisic getting a start on the left.

Chelsea passing drills in Super Cup training

Pedro did not have a great game on Sunday, so Kenedy could get the opportunity to play after being kept with the squad and not, yet, being sent on loan.

Meanwhile, Olivier Giroud may get the nod to start the match, with Tammy Abraham dropping to the bench.

Here is how football.london thinks Chelsea might line up agaist the Champions League winners in Istanbul.

Predicted Chelsea Xi: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Christensen, Alonso; Kovacic, Jorginho; Pulisic, Mount, Kenedy; Giroud.

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