Frank Lampard has confirmed that Thiago Silva is fit to return to the Chelsea squad for the club’s game away to Burnley on Saturday afternoon after last night’s 4-0 win away to Krasnodar.

The 36-year-old watched on from home as Chelsea beat Krasnodar after enjoying an extra day off with his family.

Frank Lampard rested the Silva for the 3,500-mile round-trip having only just introduced the defender to his squad.

“Thiago is fit. Taking him out of Russia was a maintenance issue,” Lampard said in his pre-match press conference.

While Chelsea dispatched their Russian opponents, Silva sat in a hotel room back in the UK whilst wearing a leg recovery device.

The high-tech trousers are designed to massage muscles in a variety of settings, reducing soreness and improving circulation.

Silva captioned the picture, ‘Post training recovery’, while using the device designed by Italian company Globus.

The trousers have become commonplace in top-level sport, across football, cricket, boxing and MMA with the likes of Anthony Joshua and Gareth Bale previously pictured in them.

Silva impressed fans with his performance in the 0-0 draw against Manchester United on the weekend, with Chelsea now keeping three consecutive clean sheets.

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