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Liverpool FC know they can win at Stamford Bridge and reach the Capital One Cup final according to goalscorer Raheem Sterling.

The 20-year-old’s second-half equaliser, his seventh goal of the season, was just reward for a strong team performance and sends the Reds into the second leg knowing a win will take them to Wembley.

“It’s not the worst result - we’ll go into next week’s game fully focused, knowing we can win there. Hopefully we’ll play our best and try to get the result,” said Sterling.

“We have to play our normal game, try to keep the ball, be patient and don’t try to rush things. We know we’ll get chances there.

“We just need to play our normal game and everything else will follow.”

Liverpool dominated the game at Anfield, firing off 20 shots to Chelsea’s two, but were behind from an Eden Hazard penalty.

Sterling scored a solo effort to bring the Reds level, with Steven Gerrard hitting the post and Adam Lallana seeing his rising drive saved as they pushed for an advantage going into the second leg.

“Obviously we were disappointed to be 1-0 down going into the break,” added Sterling.

“But the lads stuck in there really well and played some great football at times. We kept the ball really well and exploited the space. We could have gone on and won the game.”

The forward, playing at the tip of the attacking trio, was a threat to Chelsea’s back line throughout in what was his first home game since his mid-season break to Jamaica.

“Jordan [Henderson] passed me the ball, I got to the edge of the box and thought I would shoot.

“It scuffed into the back of the net so it was a lucky finish, but it was good to get on the scoresheet and help the team get the draw in the end.

“The manager planned it [the mid-season break] from the beginning for me to get a little break, because I have played quite a lot of minutes,” he explained.

“I come back now fully focused and ready to go again. Hopefully I can help the team as much as possible, if it’s scoring or assisting or doing something to try to get the best result for the team.”