BELIEF'S BACK WITH BLUES - LAMPARD.

FRANK Lampard insists Chelsea have turned "a little corner" since they were hammered by Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Chelsea's 3-0 drubbing by Sir Alex Ferguson's side earlier this month was a wake-up call for Luiz Felipe Scolari's side and victories over Stoke and Middlesbrough have since lifted the Blues into second place.

Chelsea are now ahead of Liverpool on goal difference and just two behind leaders Manchester United, who have a game in hand.

The Blues go to Anfield today in confident mood with Lampard hoping they can keep the run going at the expense of their title rivals.

"We have turned a little corner since we lost at Manchester United," said Lampard. "We have got some good results since then. We took a bit of a knock to our confidence but we believe we can win.

"We are back in second position which is nice and teams are going to drop points. Liverpool and Manchester United have, and so have we, so we still have a chance and it's a massive game coming up."

However, Lampard does not believe their Anfield clash is a 'must-win' fixture.

"We want to win, we don't want to lose, but there's no 'have to' yet because there is still a fair way to go," said Lampard.

Scolari is likely to stick with former Red Nicolas Anelka in attack with Didier Drogba on the bench and Deco says his injury nightmare is finally over and he is ready to push for a return to first-team action.