Kepa Arrizabalaga is hoping to be given the opportunity to win back his place as Chelsea’s number one goalkeeper by being handed a recall for the FA Cup fifth-round tie against Liverpool.

Chelsea’s record signing Kepa has been benched for Chelsea’s last six games, following a disappointing run of form, with 38-year-old Willy Caballero taking his place.

Caballero had played Chelsea’s two previous FA Cup games, when Kepa was Lampard’s first-choice goalkeeper, and the Spaniard is now hoping he will be given the chance to try to impress his head coach against Liverpool.

Lampard has promised to field a team strong enough to try to win the tie against the Premier League leaders, who are also expected to swap goalkeepers with Adrian taking over from Alisson.

Asked if Kepa is in contention to start against Liverpool, Lampard replied: “Yes. He's been professional as expected, he's trained well, kept his head down, supported the team, and the group. He's been good.”

Kepa’s absence has cast doubt over the £72million Spain international’s long-term future with Chelsea, with reports in his home country claiming there is growing concern over his situation ahead of this summer’s European Championships.

On Kepa’s Chelsea future, Lampard added: “Every player is in control of their destiny in how they train and how they play. This is Chelsea and we're trying to close the gap to the top, so there can be no one who is relaxed or loose, we have to push every day. Of course we have to look at the group in the summer. But there are no decisions beyond the game on Tuesday night as far as I'm concerned.”

Should Kepa start and perform well against Liverpool, then Lampard will be left with a dilemma over whether or not to stick with him for Sunday’s Premier League visit of Everton or restore Caballero to his team.