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Andriy Shevchenko may have returned to Chelsea training following injury but a former teammate fears his path to the team may remain blocked.
Shevchenko has recovered from the buttock-muscle injury that has prevented him from taking any part in Chelsea's last two games.
He had been training on his own since being passed fit by Chelsea's medical department but was included in the main group for the first time.
However, he is unlikely to play against Liverpool from the start after being included in a training-ground match as part of the reserve team.
It is understood that Shevchenko wants to play at Anfield but Blues boss Jose Mourinho has been frustrated by the £30million striker's attitude.
The Portuguese coach is reported to have fallen out with owner Roman Abramovich over his use of the Ukrainian striker, although the club have strenuously denied this.
Mourinho has not so far been given funds to buy a new striker and is is claimed Abramovich wants him to get more out of the former AC Milan man.
Now Shevchenko's pal at Milan, Georgia defender Kakha Kaladze, claims it is Mourinho who is the problem and not his friend.
Kaladze said: "It seems to me that it's not Shevchenko who is a problem but Mourinho.
"It is very strange, footballers who play badly at Chelsea and sit on the bench start doing very well once they move out.
"Naturally Andriy is pretty upset. Psychologically, it is hard for him.
"It makes it difficult to understand why they bought him for such money."
Shevchenko's relationship with Abramovich is alleged to have caused friction between him and the rest of the squad.
The Ukrainian will not have helped his cause after reportedly claiming, on a Russian website, that he had certain 'misunderstandings' with Mourinho on 'some issues'.
Shevchenko has not scored since November but wants Mourinho to select him against Liverpool so he can show his 'true level of play'.
But Mourinho's alleged rift with the Russian owner shows no sign of relenting even after the claimed intervention of chief executive Peter Kenyon as peacemaker.
Abramovich may not be at Anfield to watch Chelsea because of business interests.
In training on Wednesday, Mourinho's first-team line-up included Shaun Wright-Phillips alongside Didier Drogba in attack.
There was no sign of captain John Terry who now looks certain to miss out with a leg injury which is related to his recent back surgery.
Michael Essien and Ricardo Carvalho will again be utilized at the center of the defense with Paulo Ferreira preferred to Geremi at right-back.