Liverpool's Raheem Sterling (top) celebrates his goal against Chelsea with team mates during their English League Cup semi-final first leg soccer match at Anfield in Liverpool, northern England January 20, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble
(Reuters) - For those who questioned Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers for allowing winger Raheem Sterling to take a mid-season break, the answer came in one emphatic burst of pace in Tuesday's League Cup semi-final draw with Chelsea.
Sterling had returned from a trip to Jamaica for Saturday's Premier League clash at Aston Villa, and was reinstated to his role as a makeshift centre forward for the first leg against league leaders Chelsea at Anfield.
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