Chelsea welcome back player who called in sick to Cobham training ahead of Manchester City FA Cup
Chelsea have had injury issues all season but have recovered some players ahead of the FA Cup game.
Raheem Sterling who called in sick ahead of the game against Everton on Monday night has returned to training and is in line to play against his former side Manchester City this weekend at Wembley.
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino confirmed last week that he’d been told Sterling was unwell. Pochettino told reporters ahead of the game against Everton: "He sent a text [on Friday] morning to the doctor saying that he was vomiting. He's not been training since after Sheffield because he suffered a little bit in his back also. We need to assess and see.”
According to the Dailymail, the 29-year-old suffered from food poisoning which forced him to miss the game. His return is a boost for the club even though the report further states that he’d lost some weight due to the vomiting that is normally associated with food poisoning.
Chelsea look like they are heading in the right direction recently but that will all be put to the test when they take on Manchester City who were dumped out of the Champions League by Real Madrid after 120 draining minutes.
A win will take the club one step closer to winning the FA Cup which could end up killing two birds with one stone, that is, winning a title and securing qualification to the Europa League.
FA Cup could change fortunes at Chelsea
This is the second time Chelsea are heading to Wembley after the League Cup defeat to Liverpool earlier in the campaign. For all the talk about not being good enough, they've played well in the Cup games and could save their campaign by winning the FA Cup.
Cole Palmer has been the star of the show and you get the feeling that if he plays well then Chelsea could kock Pep Gaurdiola’s side out of another Cup competition.
The former Manchester City star has shown that you can leave Guardiola and still make a decent career for yourself.