Chelsea star Gary Cahill backs David Luiz to set a good example for Andreas Christensen as the Blues prepare for Liverpool test

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Chelsea captain Gary Cahill believes David Luiz can set a good example for Andreas Christensen - to the benefit of the Blues.

Chelsea have not conceded in three games since the 3-0 loss at Roma, after which boss Antonio Conte dropped Luiz, one of the cornerstones of his Premier League title-winning team.

Denmark defender Christensen slotted in seamlessly in a 1-0 win over Manchester United and kept his place for last Saturday's 4-0 victory at West Brom.

Gary Cahill backs David Luiz (pictured) to set a good example on his return to the team 

Cahill believes Andreas Christensen (centre) can learn a lot from his Brazilian counterpart  

Brazil defender Luiz returned for Wednesday night's 4-0 win at Qarabag, which secured Chelsea's place in the last 16 of the Champions League, giving Conte a decision to make for Saturday's trip to Liverpool.

Cahill said: 'David came back in and performed well.

'Andreas is a younger version of him if you like. I feel like David can offer Andreas a lot of help in his progression.

'He has been there and done it at the top, top level, he has won many trophies.

'David is a very experienced defender and Andreas' attributes are very similar. I feel that he [Luiz] can advise him tremendously and he has done up until now.'

Cahill (centre) praised Luiz for his performance as they beat Qarabag 4-0 on Wednesday 

Chelsea advanced ahead of December's clash with Atletico Madrid, who beat Roma to maintain their slim chances of progressing from Group C.

'The aim was to get through from the start of the campaign,' Cahill added.

'It is a good achievement. We are happy, we knew we had to win. We didn't want to leave it until the last game, for what will be a very difficult game.

'It does alleviate the pressure against Atletico. We have a job to do in a fortnight, but beating Qarabag has taken some of the edge off.'

Conte, meanwhile, is ignoring Liverpool's inconsistencies ahead of the trip to Anfield.

The Italian immediately turned his attention to Liverpool on the five-and-a-half-hour flight home from Baku to London, which landed early on Thursday morning. 

Chelsea have not conceded since the 3-0 loss at Roma, after which Luiz was dropped

The England defender says it is a relief to qualify through the group stages with a game to go

Jurgen Klopp's men have an additional 24 hours of preparation following their 3-3 draw at Sevilla on Tuesday, when they had led 3-0 at half-time.

'I watched the game and I think Liverpool played a really good first half with great intensity and they scored three goals,' Conte said.

'Football is strange. What happened in the second half is very difficult to explain.

'Liverpool also in the second half had opportunities to score other goals. In the second half they were also unlucky.'

Conte has railed against the perceived injustices of the Premier League fixture schedulers.

Chelsea won at Atletico on a Wednesday night in September before playing Manchester City the following Saturday. 

Meanwhile, Antonio Conte has criticised his side's fixture schedule ahead of Liverpool match

City had played at home in Europe on the Tuesday evening and won 1-0.

And Conte, whose side now trail City by nine points, is frustrated that a similar scenario has occurred.

He is now focused on getting the most out of his players from limited preparation.

The Blues had a recovery session scheduled on Thursday before Friday's pre-match training session.

Victor Moses, who spent the 2013-14 season on loan at Liverpool from Chelsea, could return to contention following a hamstring injury.